ahh come on you guys its lonely here is anyone watching the Clay Aiken Christmas Special he just sang that song Mary did you know I love that song so beautiful

Ellen -

lol. Cute about Cristi going to Bethlehem for the postmark -

Seat belt class because a few weeks ago I was stopped and wasn't wearing one I know........I hang my head in shame.

So, off I go in a second to attend the class. It reduces my fee and I am sure I will learn NEVER to do that again.

I told Becky and she just said "geez, mom.......can't you learn on your own??"...

Obviously not.


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Oh- geez, you watchng Clay??? I am going to watch Barbara later on tonight, I hope.

gabrielle is doing great, forgot to say that. She is full of spirit and is a joy!!!!My lil angel.....
I cough and she pats me on the back - so cute.

Doug said Mike called him again,.....*roll eyes*.....this male bonding really has to stop.

D says he feels sorry for M and D has a big heart and , and, and, and.,......puke......going to be sick....... .

M heard G in the background (( this was yesterday)) and M asked to say hi.......*sniff* and of course D couldn't say no ( but I could have - lol)) and M said hi to G.......

M* I * C* K *E*Y........M*0*U*S*E...........I smell a rat

PLEASE Lord........I really need to live in a Tropical Paradise>........

Ya, he is sending me nuts,,,,,,,,lol

gotta go!!

You making fun of Clay or me for watching Clay or both desperate times call for desperate measures. no seat belt for shame you should hang your head naughty girl .Could you pass me some of them nuts pleaaaaaase do you think photo bucket was a bad thing for me

Good evening ladies--

I'm home for the evening. Today at work went by very fast. I didn't realize it was close to being time to go home! (my days should always be that way)

Ellen, I looked at your photos and they are just SO beautiful! I would love to have my house like that, but it's not. Now, if you want to shrink your photos, decrease the size by 50% before you post. It may help a little. I've posted large photos too, and have yet to try decreasing the size....but I did for my advatar, so maybe it will work. I'm going to take a couple photos here in a little bit to share.

Susan, Sounds like the male bonding going on is just a way to try and get to you. Just let the man do what he thinks is going to help him (I don't think anything will) and continue to do what you've been doing. And keep him thinking that you're going to Seattle!!

Cristi, I can't believe I missed you in chat!! Next week! My grandma used to have flannel sheets in the winter. And when I lived w/them for awhile, I loved them at first...then I just got too hot! I like that cool crisp feel I suppose. But on VERY cold nights, flannel is great.

Mindee, You should get your license sometime too. It truly helps when you have a baby at home. I didn't get my license until I was 28, but that was only because I had a husband who didn't want me to drive. His way of keeping control. And once I got my license...I couldn't believe I didn't get it sooner! Glad that Tommy is getting his.

Jane, I hope your DGD is feeling better soon. And I have to agree that Watching Charlie Brown is educational! Now, the Boobah's or whatever they're called.....oh my goodness.......those things look horrible. What exactly do they do that is entertaining??

Katy, Very much into AR....and I've been rootin for the older couple too. They had me all teary eyes last night when he cried while she was working and he said he was so proud of her. Such a sweet couple. I think the overbearing husband who yells at his wife all the time needs to go next...but you know that's not going to happen.....the obnoxious ones always make it pretty far!

Hope I'm not missing anyone! Hello to everyone else.

Tomorrow night I go see Jhanai sing in the Choir. Then I go to work and only work for 5hrs. Not bad! Then Friday I'm going w/James to the funeral. I almost had a chance to go to work early so I could get home early, but then I wouldn't be there for James and I couldn't do that.
Right now we are expecting his brothers (which I hope they decide not to) so I made a quick clean up of the kitchen and straightened up around the house. I wish his brothers would grow up and take more responsiblity in life and figure out what their priorities are. They're the same as they were in highschool...bumming off friends for a place to live. Thinking that drinking is the way of life. There is so much more. And appearance! My gosh......I'll shut up before I get into a rampage!

Well I'm going to take some pictures of my tree. My house isn't to extravagant but it's ok. I'll post them when I get them done. So I'll be back later.

Hi Marti I can hardly wait to see your photos to ,This is so much fun sharing a small peice of our lives although the extravagant decorations are a far cry from the life I lead,believe me .It will be so nice to watch Jhanai sing in the choir special moments they are. It will be better once the funeral is over so sad for you guys,especially this time of year , not that any time is good ,((((HUGS TO YOU BOTH ))))))

Hiya ladies~

Just have a few minutes, turn into a pumpkin at 9.

Ellen~have no clue how to resize once you have posted them. There was a resizer thingy Jane posted not too long and I did get that on my computer and used it for an avatar once or twice. But I get pics developed, then scan them on my computer and upload to a yahoo photo album. Then just post the link here. For me it is so much easier. I did notice that those BIG photos slowed that thread down and it took forever to come up. But your house is BEAUTIFUL!!! All I can say is WOW!

Marti~I like the cool crisp feel in the summer and spring but winter I like to be warm and cozy. We usually sleep with the ceiling fan on even in the winter and I turn the heat down low so I like to be warm in bed.

Susan~I think M & D should get a life, seperate lives at that. I am picturing you and Gaby in HI eating beats and doing hula dances on the beach, plus the twins of course, oh and your hunk of a man. It will happen, may be a little bumpy because of Mikes little fiasco/tantrum but I see you guys together and living happily ever after.

Anyway ladies gotta go. Only had an hour to spend on the 'puter and boy it just wasn't enough time. I took too long admiring and being mezmerized by Ellens house and decorations!

See ya tomorrow sometime. Nighty night to all.

Hey Cristi do you think that resizer thingy would work on me, now that would be something I'd consider doing, what do you think? Sure would make life easier ,oh sometimes I wish I was Samantha Stevens ,actually all the time , life would be so easy unless I put my nose out of joint somehow

Hiya ladies,

Let's see.... who's been here since I last checked in....

Katy - Walmart marked down the Boohbahs from 30 bucks to 15. So I bought the hot pink one to keep here. They are disgusting, yet fascinating, lol. It was fun talking to you in chat yesterday. Hope sassypants doesn't try to lose all 30 pounds in 3 weeks, lol.

Mindee - glad things are going well for you. Like Marti, I think you would love the freedom of driving. I couldn't wait to get my license, and did at age 16 and 30 days, lol. That's the minimum age in Indiana, lol.

Cristi - we have a Santa Claus, Indiana, and lots of people send their cards there, from all over the US for that postmark. I'd personally prefer Bethleham over that, though. I tried flannel sheets before, and although I change my sheets weekly, the flannel or whatever stirred up my allergies like crazy. They were warm, though. Loved chatting with you yesterday!!

Ellen - you have to option of resizing your photos at photobucket. They would load a lot faster, but that would be an awful lot of trouble to redo them! My page never did load entirely, but what I saw was beautiful!

Susan - did somebody mention MICKEY MOUSE???? That got my attention! I wanna go back.... I'll be looking for my newletter, missy. Maybe I'll just come to HI and eat beets w/you.

Marti - loved your photos, too! Was Santa looking over the world, to plan his route? So cute!! Have fun at Jhanai's choir concert tonight. Wish I could see her, too. Sorry about your BILs - how long will they be staying? Are they spending the night? Tell them to call 1-800-HOLIDAY, lol. (that truly is the number for Holiday Inn Central Booking, lol)

Gotta go ring bells for the Salvation Army at 11 today, then do my grocery shopping. Also need to bake Neal's cake - his BD is tomorrow. He turns 61, 10 years older than me. But he's still got it, ladies! Anyway, he wants an angel food cake, baked in a 9x13 pan, with chocolate frosting. His requested birthday menu is: tossed salad, rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, and corn. I will also serve green beans, to help me fill up, since I will have to take small portions of the "good" stuff, lol.

Have a good day, and I'll try to bbl,

Up early again....but I also went to bed early and slept pretty much straight through, so I'm feeling rested. Did I mention my friend said chiro helped her with insomnia? Well, I would be so glad if that proves to be true... My kaiser insurance has alternative medicine coverage and I was thrilled to find out yesterday that the chiro my friend recommended is in their network...and her office is in the Village, so I can walk there. The bummer is I have to wait until the 22nd for an appointment and my shoulder really hurts. It's better when I don't have to help my DD3 into her carseat much, but some days we are in and out of the car alot.

My family attended church night last night and Dh and I went to Vespers. It was so moving... all sung, only about 20 minutes long, but just filled us with peace and joy... the greatest gifts, you know. Completely forgot that I still haven't taken my decorations boxes down from the attic

Jane - Happy BD to Neal - give him a big smoochie from all the JLs! he's the same age as my dad....my dad seemed to get way more adventurous once he hit 60...so watch out girlie I too hope sassypants felt some support coming her way...maybe she'll drop in on us here.

Ellen - I too have just a puny little dial-up, so I could only view a few pics, but what I saw were gorgeous. You have been very busy! I second the recommendation to use Yahoo photo albums. It doesn't slow down our thread and it we can see all of your lovely work. I found it pretty easy to figure out, you just need to remember to edit the settings so they can be viewed by the public. I'm not neglecting you...just can't get around to evryone like I'd like to everyday on chit chat. But I was in chat yesterday... and where were YOU missy? hehe


Cristi - early to bed, early to rise....I was in bed by 8:30 last night..no pumpkins here, either... well, except for Leigh, you know. Enjoyed chatting with you yesterday.. that Wednesday time works well for me (as long as my DD continues to like Mr. Roger's neighborhood)

Marti - James' definitely sounds like the best of the bunch - hope the loser BIL's don't stress you out too much. Hope the next few days go smoothly for you. I'm with you about Jonathan and Victoria (on AR) I think he's an abuser, personally, did you catch how he almost backhanded her in the cab? Unfortunately these types of teams do seem to go far -yuck a million bucks isn't going make him stop smacking her around.


Well, believe it or not, Boohbahs are supposed to be promoting activity! The website I mentioned is wierdly cool - there's no writing and no instructions, just have to figure out all the puzzles though clicking. It's all geared for the 20-30 month range developmentally; my DD is already kind of outgrowing them. So if you find yoursleves scratching your heads while looking at the psychedellic gumdrops, that's a good thing!

Sorry I didn't make it to everyone today.. today I hope to drop Leigh of at school and then get cracking onthe rest of my class. Hopefully the next time I post I will be able to declare "I'm done!"

Happy day to all
K

HI Everyone well I tried to resize on photobucket it didn't work I tried Yahoo but said my cookie wasn't valid no one has ever told me that before whatever that means ,so sorry if I am holding up the thread ,a genious at this I am not ,So how is everyne doing today down another pound I am ,Katy you know I was kidding about you ignoring me don't you, although I would understand if everyone did.umm Katy what is a boobhah 20 to 30 monhs huh thats a little to advanced for me. Hey Jane dont you have saggy boobhahs sorry,I don't know what got into me. did I hear you right you haven't started decorating Oh MY! I am dumbfounded no comments Please. A few years ago my daughter and I bought these soft sheets from walmart I can't remember what they were called not flanelette,not fleece but they had the same softness as fleece they are so cozy and I don't find then to warm and for me thats a miracle. For the first time in my life I tried 400 thread count combed cotton sheets from the chatelaine collection from the shopping channel "easy pay" gotta love it.I love them they feel so wonderful .I am spoiling myself a little, now that I am on my own ,feels good,the spoiling part not the alone part Marti I hear the BIL dilema , my son had some old friends who refused to grow up ,so he made the decision to let them to what they wanted ,and moved on,they only brought him down as he was always trying to help them straighten out and they didn't want that.So I hope their visit is a short one.Cristi are you still sleeping I was so tired this morning ,you know doing all that hard computer work yesterday
I am waiting for your pictures girl hurry upOk I will be back again.

Okay, you ladies have me curious, what the heck is a boobah? Anyway, HI and good afternoon to everyone.

Katy~I think you will like going to the chiro. In the beginning you may be a little sore but once you go regular it will feel so good to you. Sorry you have to wait so long to get in to see the chiro.

Ellen~you may just need to change your cookies setting on your computer. I'll be posting some pics on Saturday for sure. Going to finish off the roll of film I guess on the dog, not that he isn't worth it. Then will get them to Walgreens tomorrow or maybe even this evening and do the one hour thing. It is closer than Wal-Mart and not as busy.

Marti~I am with Jane, give them the 1-800-HOLIDAY number. I know it is hard to turn away family, well sometimes. But if you are not comfortable with them being there I definitely would suggest it to them, or someone else's place. Or are they there for the funeral, and will be gone after that?

Okay scratch the boohba thingy. I had to go and see what a boohba was and for some reason I kept thinking that is what Ellen had on her show yesterday. Sure enough it was. She was saying the thing dances and when she pushed it it went down and I swear it sounded like it farted. She cracked up laughing and said surely this is not what they are giving to Toys For Tots. Of course she had to do it again and got to laughing, as did I. Can't remember its name but it was blue-funny looking things. So they have a show about these too?

Went to 5:30 mass last night with DS, it was nice, well except for the little brat sitting in front of us having a tantrum every two minutes. When I go I like to see who is talking or singing and I like to hear what is being said. Kids like that make it so hard she just kept talking, and screaming and then crying, of course it was a fake cry to get attention. Wouldn't listen to the parents at all. Finally the mother took her out, of course it was almost over at that point.

Trying to get some laundry done today. Started yesterday but didn't get to far. Went to JC Penneys to get some jammies for Carrie. Then DS dropped off his resume. Since we were there we walked around in a few stores just looking. I have two things to get DS#1 and I am done. He wants shoes but can't find the adidas he wants so I will have to find something else for him-what??????? Anway...

Hope everyone is having a nice day. Take care.

Ellen~forgot to CONGRATULATE you on your loss! Geez, where is my head. I get a head of myself sometimes and go back and forth trying to see what everyone says and miss things sometimes. So WTG!

Yes your right Cristi I did have them boohbahs on my show yesterday, I always try to bring educational toys to my veiwers,I did laugh , its just in my nature , Whats wrong Cristi??? you sound none to cheery today ,you tired to?Sorry your experience at Mass wasn't pleasant ,she was probably restless ,its hard for little ones to sit still for that long ,but glad you went with DS that is nice.Now before I go bake what do I change my cookies to chocolate chip or oatmeal ? don't really see what difference it makes what kind of cookies I have , the wonders of modern technology.

] Why thankyou kind Mrs Cristi