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.
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

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. 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. 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! 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??

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?)
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.

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