Hi and a big WELCOME Pam! Looking forward to getting to know ya. :)

Welcome Pam! What great success you have had....I love a good success story as it motivates me to keep on...keepin' on...KWIM? Look forward to getting to know you better :)

Jane - All that snow! We just don't get it like that here... I'm still debating whether I need a coat or just a sweater when I leave the house. Can you believe it? Since I am a tried-and-true Oregonian - I never leave the house with an umbrella, lol

Susan - so glad you are ok - I know exactly what intersection you are talking about. I'm not a fan of driving in Hillsdale, but gotta go there to get to the library, sigh.

Marti - Sorry I missed chat - just busy with running around today - might make tomorrow pm - but you're working so I'll have to try to check in another time.

Hi to Angie, Cristi, Ellen, Ann...my shopping is all done! yay.. tomorrow I am baking some lemon shortbread and homemade bread and trying to get in some housecleaning..hopefully will be able to drop in on the pm chat.

Had my first chiropractic visit today and was very impressed with the clinic and the physician. I am so fortunate that I can walk to the clinic from my house and it is in my healthcare network so I only have to pay a copay...they also have massage therapy and my copay is $25. Now, I don't know if any of you are into massage, but I love it but haven't had one in awhile because the going rate around here is $60/hour. So I was ecstatic to find out that I have some coverage for this. I couldn't book one fast enough, haha. It's Mommy time, folks!

I have to go as my DS8 is bugging me to play some Harry Potter CDROM - will check in with you all later!
Cheers

Good evening. We got about an inch of snow this morning and now it is coming down thick again. If we get as much snow as Jane then I will be indoors for a few more days. We stayed in the house all day, so to keep from being bored I baked brownies and some cookies. Just another thing I don't have to do tomorrow. Jerry baked bread for 2 of the neighbors and a loaf for us. He will bake some for family next. It is so good! Needless to say I am not walking, so I have to really watch what I eat.

I will have to wrap a few more things tomorrow and make a salad and dip for Fri. Other than that I am all ready for both Fri. and Sat. Oh, I might run the sweeper and dust..lol.

Drinking a cup of Sleepytime tea and then off to bed. Good night JL's.

Jane and Cristi, I, too, miss Knot's Landing. I also watched Dallas, but KL was my very favorite.


edited to say that BIL was doing even better today.

:merry:HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE MERRY CHRISTMAS THE DAY BEFORE THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...rChristmas.jpg
How is everyone today , feeling a little under the weather today , hopefully tomorrow I will feel better.I did get snow today ,its definitly white outside but its calling for rain tomorrow so it will be gone as quick as it came it appears, so I'm not to happy about that. Jane I think I will have to come and play with you in the snow, haven't done that for years and years.Did you and the little ones have a good time today.Did Katie play monopoly with you this time on her snow day off. Cool whip huh I don't think that would taste to good on a sandwhich lol :lol: I love the pudding story.I've heard those stories to. You have to sympathize though, they do try don't they. So the doggies had to shovel their own way out today did they, sure glad we have indoor plumbing:lol: my one kitty uses the toilet , never could teach her to flush though:lol: Well I hope you had a great day in the snow .I see Susan has resurfaced welcome back stranger, thought you left without me.Sorry to hear about your accident ,but glad to hear that you weren't injured and that Gaby wasn't with you. Sounds like Rocky is being very sweet and supportive . I will be happy for you when your new life begins , and you can put the rest behind you. So glad your back and everything is fine, I was getting worried about you. Well enjoy your rental car and take care of yourself.Hi Marti , I have always been so uncomfortable taking pictures, there are pictures of me just none recently , the last was my drivers licence and that was scary.:lol: I will try to get a picture sometime when I'm feeling a little better about myself . Hi Sue .so glad that your feeling a little better ,mmmm cookies and brownies,and fresh baked bread, sounds so yummy. It seems like we are all getting snow,so if your not into playing out in the snow like Jane stay in and stay warm. Hi Katy oh I would love a massage never had one in my life, but could sure use one now.your lucky you have some coverage for that. I can almost smell that fresh bread and lemon shortbread sounds so good. I bet James and Leigh are getting so excited with Christmas so close. Hi Cristi ,so you got the snow to did you, I was so happy when we did but then I heard it was gonna rain tomorrow and wash it all away.I used to watch Dallas and Knots Landing , they were my favorite shows to. I'm glad to hear your spirits are picking up .Apparently I have a gift coming tomorrow , I don't know what it is but for some reason it will be here tomorrow, so I'm so excited and curious. I didn't tell you what else my kids gave me for my birthday , it turns out that my son and daughter bought me a little chandeleir I had been eyeing for the front entrance, It didn't come in time to give it to me on my birthday , thats why I had to wait , so another surprise is coming, I have been so spoiled this year, not sure I deserve all this.
Hi Pam welcome welcome,looking forward to getting to know you . Hi Angie , I will do the makeover sometime in the new year when things are over and packed and settled again,and the holiday meal is a thing of the past at least till the next one:lol: I am looking forward to getting myself back on track I have been off for a couple of years and I have had enough of this.I don't want to be embarrassed about my appearance ,I have spent all my time fixing the house ,now its time for me, I haven't had my hair done in years, bought myself some clothes or anything, just didn't see myself as a priority. How is Brandon and Tanner doing ? Do they still get excited at Christmas.
Hi Ann glad to see you here again.I am happy you got the days off ,its nice to get a break from work... Well Girls its late and I should be in bed so Hello to everyone I didn't manage to get to I will try to do it tomorrow so night all and see you tomorrow,Gosh I almost forgot to thank Katy and Katie for the wonderful cards katy the children are so sweet and cute and Katie the angel is so cute , thankyou so much . I guess the only one so far that got a card from me is Angie. I sure hope they come tomorrow. :)

Good Morning lovely ladies--

Got home a few minutes ago and I have to say that I'm tired. I drank some wonderful coffee at my Aunts and after awhile....I was ready for bed. :D So being at work was tough!!

Susan--I'm glad that you're ok. Had me worried for a minute and then realized that you must be ok since you are posting and you didn't mention any injuries. What a sweetheart Rocky is!! He's a keeper. So did you ever get your package (or was it a card) from him??? What was it? Curious minds want to know.....only if you want to share!

Cristi--I think I'm FAR from being like Angie and her tireless ways! :lol: But I have been more busy than I usually am. Tomorrow I have to go to the grocery store to get some Christmas dinner items, then after that Im making some cookies, and sometime before work, Shanna may stop in. Then.....it's Christmas Eve and I should be able to RELAX a little!! :D (hopefully anyways)

Pam--Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!! So glad to see you here. I am looking forward to getting to know more about you!

Katy--I was really busy this morning myself. I had so many things to do, and actually managed to get most of it done....now...if I could find some little elves who would finish up my laundry I would be set! We'll catch up on Chat another time.

Sue--Snow?! Now where are you located? Didn't you say you moved to Cali? Or am I thinking of someone else? If you're in Cali....is it really snowing? Because if that's the case....Oregon may get some flurries in the near future and I really don't want to see any. (sorry Jane & Ellen)
So happy that BIL is doing better!!

Ellen--I hope you feel better tomorrow. Feeling bad during this busy time of year is tough. (well,,,, I guess it's tough no matter what time of year it is)
I like how you look at putting yourself first now that you have fixed up your house and all that. Making yourself a top priority is a great thing and I need to do that myself. I've been watching my "love" handles expand and I haven't even dared step on the scale...but I know it's time to start working on me. I will make a difference this coming year.

good morning to the rest of you girls!!

Ok...thought I would catch up on individuals now while I had time and before I was so far behind that I wouldn't know what to say! :lol: I hope you all have a wonderful morning and when I get and if I have time...I will pop in!

Hugs to you all!

Feliz Navidad!!

Cristi - thank you so much for the cuddle card! The angel and the poem are precious! My friend hasn't shown up yet... hope she makes it. Yes we are BURIED out here!! The snow plow is stuck right now - how do you like that?!? Right up the road! Last night a car got stuck when he rounded the curve nearby, and Neal pulled him out. It was blizzard conditions, and I hope the guy made it back to town. He was drinking, so I'm not sure. Our drifts are over 4 feet tall in some places. The total actual snow is 10 -13 inches, but it's hard measure when there are so many drifts. Neal will take some pictures later, hopefully.

Susan - yikes! So glad you are ok! So what are you getting for the girlsfor Christmas? Rocky is so sweet to give you money for that.... reminds me of how Neal did before we got married.

Katy - never have had a massage from a professional, but I would LOVE one! Neal tries his best, but he gets distracted, lol.

Sue - so how much snow did you actual get? I can't even get out of the front door.

Ellen - I think 2005 should be the year you focus on yourself! It's your turn! A new look - hairstyle, clothes, and whatever else you need to make yourself feel spiffy. Maybe all of the Jaded Ladies can do this with you?

Marti - enjoy your visit with Shanna. I'm thinking she forgot all about us... we've left soooooo many messages for her here. Tell her we know she's on vacation, lol, so what gives?? Are you ready now for Christmas? I have some things to do today, for tomorrow.

Hi to the others...

We have sooooo much snow! We're truly snowed in, even with a 4WD. The snow plow just now got mobile again - a big payloader showed up to get him out of the drift. But our driveway has so may drifts, we will have to clear it before we go anywhere, even to the mailbox! My mama always said, "Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it." lol!!

I'll try to bbl... have a good day!

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND MERRY THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ures/cmorn.jpg
IT LOOKS LIKE ITS FINALLY DOWN TO THE CRUNCH AND CRISTI IS ALREADY PLANNING THE CLEANUP I'M SURE. MARTI PUTTING MYSELF AS A PRIORITY SOUNDS GOOD IF I CAN FOLLOW THROUGH, THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CHALLENGE SINCE I ALWAYS SEEM TO FIND SOMETHING I THINK IS MORE IMPORTANT.mY DAUGHTER AND I WERE UP TILL AFTER 3 AM I DON'T KNOW WHY AND WE ARE BOTH TERRIBLY TIRED ,NEITHER OF US FEEL THAT GOOD I WOKE UP WITH AN AWFUL DRY COUGH .MADE SOME OATMEAL FOR BREAKFAST SENT MY DAUGHTER OFF TO WORK,SHOVELLED THE WALKWAY , BOY THAT SNOW WAS HEAVY SINCE IT RAINED ,NOW I AM EVEN MORE TIRED THAN I WAS.I THINK I WILL TAKE A LITTLE REST AND TRY TO RESTART MY DAY IN AN HOUR OR SO I WILL BE BACK TO CATCH UP LATER . SO EVERYONE ALREADY UP AND GOING HAVE A GREAT MORNING. ,

Jane- Well, let's just say I won't be going anywhere today. We got lots of snow. Can't really tell how much since it has blown and drifted. Out back by our trees is bare and by the front door was about 3 ft. I imagine we got at least 8 inches. Jerry is out shoveling the porch and a neighbor with a snow blade just did the driveway. But, I still plan to stay off the highways until Sat. Hope they are clean then. I DID NOT MAKE ANGELS.
Marti- We live about 25 minutes North of Indianapolis, Indiana. We were in Nevada and came home to this. Thank goodness we go back next week.

I hope everyone is indoors, warm and safe.

Good Morning Chickies :D

Jane~I saw the mess online-wow! Was reading about this family on their way to Ohio and being stuck on the freeway for 13 hours! Don't think I have ever seen that much snow before. I think it said Evansville got 19 ins. :yikes: Hope Neal can get some pics as I bet it is beautiful tho.

Marti~I hope you do get to relax on Christmas Eve. Didn't realize it but everyone will be off work and home here so if it snows it will be fine. I just worry so much about them driving in the mess even tho for the mos part they keep the roads clear. I did my shopping yesterday so I am ready for the big day, which for us is tomorrow.

Ellen~we didn't get any snow, yet. I say yet because they say there is a chance of flurries today. I don't know if we will-it is cold enough. Hope you get to feeling better. I also agree with the others and think you should always pamper yourself. I did for a few years and it was always nice to go to the salon and shopping. I haven't done that in a while for myself but I do plan on starting again. Can't remember the last time I had a haircut from a salon-me and DD cut my hair. But I plan on doing that soon-need a new do. It really makes one feel better about themselves also. I have never had a manicure or pedicure either and would like to do that. I have done my own nails since I was 15.

Katy~I too haven't had a massage professionally but I kept saying I wish the insurance would pay for it and for Mothers Day V got me a certificate for one. Never did go tho. Your lemon shortbread and homemade bread sound delicious. :T I have a bread maker and love it but haven't made any bread in a long time.

Susan~Rocky is such a sweet man and I hope you can get started with your new life with him soon. So have you decided on a date yet, as far as moving? Is it still April or did that change? Can't remember.

Hi to Pam, Sue, Angie, Shanna, Katie, Kathy, Ann and anyone I may have missed.

Have some cooking and preparation to do today. Going to try and get the small stuff done so the rest is easy tomorrow. Have a little bit of baking to do and make the ambrosia and waldorf salad for tomorrow and that's it for the cooking. In between tho need to get some laundry done today so it doesn't pile up tomorrow and then I end up having to do laundry all day Christmas. I plan on relaxing Christmas Day. That's about all I have ladies. Take care and have a wonderful day. And those of you who have all the snow if you have to get out in it do be careful! Later ladies...

Good morning...or almost afternoon.

Jane--Well sounds like you're definately going to have a white Christmas. I am happy to report that we will have the usual "Wet" Christmas! :D Actually it really hasn't been raining....extremely cold though, so there may be some snow in our forecast!!
DEFINATELY get Neal to take pictures.....of you and your DGD's making snow angels!!!

Ellen--I know exactly what you mean by finding other things that are more important. Wonder why I don't think of myself as being important? I bet Jhanai thinks so, and I bet James thinks so. So maybe I really need to do some soul searching as to what I need to do.
I hope you start to feeling better soon!! Get plenty of sleep...it helps.

Sue--Nevada is really bad for snow too sometimes. The year that I lived there, around Halloween it was snowing.....then we thought it would be fun to walk to work and visit some friends while it was snowing.....BAD idea....it turned out like a blizzard and what would have taken us 15mins. to walk home took us 2hrs!! Hope you don't have that when you go back.

Cristi--That's great that everyone in your family has tomorrow off! I had to request that day off. And I was pleasantly surprised that they gave it to me since I'm so new!! since you're preparing to cook and all that....would you mind coming over here and making those cookies for me?? :D

Well here I am on the computer when I have lots to do!! I need to straighten up my house...(seems like I'm ALWAYS doing that....what is James doing while I'm at work?) :lol:
Need to head to the grocery store, make some cookies, call a friend and tell him I don't need him to drive my Toyota home.....blah,blah,blah!!

James is picking up Jhanai today. So she'll already be here when I get home in the morning. May just wait until tomorrow and make cookies w/her.

ok..better get the day going!

Hello everyone…..how are you all doing?

Let’s see here…..major updates! First being that we bought Brandon his first package of size 4 diapers the other day! Man he is getting so big. And we also bought him this big huge container of Isomil 2 formula for the 6 months to 18 month olds.

And I have to say, that for once I am the one that is not having the pregnancy dreams…..Tommy is! He told me that in his dream, he could see how everything worked with two people having sex, and when the sperm came out, he instantly saw a baby’s head form. Then when they showed the u/s he saw a blob and a baby head. I don’t know what he ate or drank before he went to bed, but we shall see. Cause he asked me right before we went to the mall to exchange my shirt, when that b*tch would be in town. I said anywhere from the 26th to the 31st at this point.

Ladies….I need help again with my chart!! Tell me what you all think please!!

I have incentive now to get back on the workout wagon! I got a new pair of jeans and a new shirt yesterday! The only thing is is that the pants are one size too small, so now I have to get back on the workout bike to get my thighs smaller, cause everything else is in place, I just have gigantic thighs!

things are about the same here.....we measured Brandon today and he is about 28 inches long. We had to do that because Tommy was freaking out because Brandon's rib cage is sticking out again, and he kept asking me every five minutes if he looked pale to me. I guess one trip to Beaumont for Brandon, and daddy worry wort comes out!

Jane~ I agree…..I would rather hear the f word as oppose to the N word. Our friend is definitely a little high maintenance to say the least. I wrote her a little email to express how things are being felt around our house, so hopefully she will get it and we can talk things out. As for Tommy’s sister and her boyfriend. She won’t dump him because they have an almost 4 year old daughter. But that relationship is very weird anyways.

Katy~ I agree with you 100%! I never have tolerated that kind of language before, and I am never going to tolerate it in the future. My son, and any future children that we have, mean more to me then anything else. And if that language is going to be used in my presence every time I am around, then I am just going to stop going to family functions like that.

Cristi~ Like I said, I emailed her and now I am just waiting for a response. We have noticed that she has to be the center of attention some times. So that should of sparked some red flags there.

I have to run for now….I will be back later. We are going to run over to my hubby’s oldest brothers house. More to come later.

Stop!! Don't post here......Just mosey on over to Chit Chat #99! :D