Okay...I am so mad grrrrrrr! I had a very long post and was about to hit submit and good ole AOL threw me off! So now I am out of time and will have to catch up tomorrow.
Hi to everyone Hope everyone is having a nice day!
I got my workout done, I got the kitchen cleaned and I even managed to get some laundry done...all this in a couple hours! I could usually drag that out!
Cristi--Man! Darn computers! I have had that happen w/MSN a couple of times. As of right now...I don't have my IM running and my e-mail is slow in coming...but that's all. At least I'm still able to get on. (which I should really limit)
Pam--Glad that your DS is back and everything is back to normal. And your sister...hospice is wonderful. They did a wonderful job w/taking care of my grandma even though the whole family was available for her.
Angie--What kind of protein powder do you get? I like the soy protein stuff. I get the strawberry when I get any. Since I haven't really worked out much like I used to it's been awhile since I've bought any! I hope you get to enjoy your day off...getting your nails done and maybe buy something for yourself?? Have fun!
Katie--St. Patty's day we will be on our way back from Cali...but we're hoping to find a place along the way to celebrate and have fun. We are so excited. We already have the dogs booked at the vet for boarding. Now....to figure out what we want to bring! We want to go to China town and explore....among other fun things to do! I'll remember to toast to you and hubby on your anniversary!!
Jane--San Francisco it is! We were thinking of Crescent City but then realized that we wanted to DO more. Plus, go somewhere where we both haven't been to together. I've been to SF many times when I was little w/my parents....I don't think James really got to explore the last time he was there...he was near there for a Martial Arts competition when he was doing Martial Arts. We'll have lots of fun....I will be taking pictures!!
Mindee--I too am going to pipe in about getting your license. Take it from me...I was 28 when I finally got my license...I didn't have it when James and I got together and he insisted that I needed it. My ex had this control thing w/me and didn't want me to be roaming around w/out him...and now that I have my license....I can't believe it took me so long to get it! And w/having more than one baby...you're going to need it. Dr's visits, park adventures and so on.......W/Tommy working, it would be good for you to have it. One car or not.
Ok ladies...off I go to take a shower and head off to work. Tomorrow is my early day which means I have Jhanai. We have plans of walking around town w/this wonderful weather that we never get in Oregon! We're hitting the park then shopping over to Good Will. We want to find bargains. I'm really looking forward to Garage Sale season!!
Marti~ He is getting so big on us! Like I mentioned to Jane, I have been thinking about it. Who knows….one of these days I will suck it up and get one.
Jane~ I will think it over…..actually, I have been thinking about it lately. So we shall see. We have a park at the end of our block, so I wouldn’t need to drive there. Plus, I have noticed that I like walking more then driving, I know I am weird.
Katiecat~ Thanks for the comments on Tommy getting the job. He likes it, but he is already looking for one closer. I don’t see what the deal is since this one is 20 miles from us. I live in Warren. My parents live in the thumb.
Pam~ That is great news that your sisters health problems seem to be resolved.
gotta run.....little munchkin is back up again and won't fall asleep on his own
Katiecat - sure, I'll call in for ya, lol. Just tell me which day(s)!! You may already know this, but you can get rain ponchos at Walmart, in the sporting goods area, or at the dollar store for a buck. Beats those high prices at Dis. I've got all sorts of Dis tips, and I bet you do, too, lol.
Angie - I'm an obsessive list-maker, lol. Especially with dinners. I keep track of what I served at each special party, each holiday, what I took to carry-ins, what I served to out-of-town guests, etc. Then there's my cleaning schedule, which, thank God, I no longer follow. It was just TOO compulsive, lol. My house was always clean, but I didn't have nearly as much fun as I do now, lol. And I never, ever go to Walmart without a list. I make out menus a week ahead, and form a shopping list from that. I even have a list of what cards I sent to which JL, and the date, lol. Somebody Stop Me, lol!!!!
Pam - glad your sis is being taken care of... that has to be a load off of your mind.
Cristi -YAY for one pound down! Can't promise I'll always notice it without you mentioning it, but I did this time! Sorry you lost your post!
Marti - boy oh boy, are you going to have lots of photos for scrapbooking when you get back from Frisco! Have fun with Jhanai this weekend! Send some of that gorgeous weather to Indiana. The temps are cool, but at least it's sunny.
Mindee - glad you're mulling over the license! Think of all the places you could go.... to visit your parents and all sorts of places!
Two things to share with my JLs today:
1) When I had a laptop, I couldn't do this anymore, but now that I have a full-size keyboard, I can - did you know you can use a ¢ sign by holding down the alt key, and the number 155 on the calculator keys at the right of the keyboard? Try it! Just my 2¢. lol.
2) I found the neatest place on the web! It's instructions to do darn-near everything! At ehow.com. Just about anything you can think of is there with instructions!
Gonna clean my living room really well today. The dust bunnies have dust bunnies, lol. Maybe I'll go to ehow and see how I can get out of doing it, lol.
Just wanted to pop in with a quick good morning to you ladies! Don't have time to post right now but will be back later. Gotta head to the post office and to the chiro at 10. Going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood-in the 60's! See ya
Good morning ladies,
Cristi, I hate when that happens to me,,,all my humour gets lost the second time around...lol Have a great day, I need to go see my chiro ,,,no time thou.
Jane,,,¢ wow! Ive always,,,just punched up $.90 instead of 90.¢ ha cool.
Mindee enjoy your time with Brandon,,,once day you will turn around and bump your nose into his chest as I do...We were going through his baby pictures for a grad thing they are doing and Im such a sentimental person I had tears as I looked at them, then at him sitting across from me. He just laughs...
Tanner has is audition tomorrow morning and hes got a full blown cold. Hes so sick he can barely breath.
Pam,,,yay Eddies home and your sisters medical situation taken care of...a load of the shoulders eh?
Marti, I enjoyed SF, would like to one day go back,,,,
Well yesterday wasn't much of a great day as I had planned,,,got the nails done but then when I was about to go shopping I got a call to go to work PI work that is,,,arghhh being we have alot of bills thought I should do that,,,so I started at the opposite side of the city from me and worked till past midnight,,,Im tired and achy,,,sitting in my vehicle for hours does that.
We are going to my friends play tonight,,,can't wait.
well better get my hair dry...off to work
I made myself get up at noon today even though the clock was chiming in at 6:30 this morning....I couldn't get to sleep....I have no idea what time I ended up getting to sleep! (I should sleep good tonight!)
¢---wow! Who knew?
Jane--What else have you learned that you want to share w/us?? I may have to check out that site too!
Angie--Some way to spend a day off! Sitting in a car all night! Well, you go out tonight and enjoy your friends play. All the talk about costumes and rehearsals...I always forget that you're also a PI!!
Cristi--On my way to work yesterday the temp was 68'!!! Can you believe that? Ok....I was surprised since it's Oregon and we don't have this usually....mostly rain. Today though...it's cloudy!
Mindee--Glad that you're thinking of getting your license. It's nice to have. Whether you like walking or not...it's great for emergencies. Tommy's already looking for a job closer? Is this new job not what he expected? Hope he sticks w/it and finds out that it's perfect job!
Ok...today I need to scramble...so I better go...must be out of her by 3:00 today.
Maybe this post won't get lost! Man, what a gorgeous day it is here. Didn't want to come home. Can't believe this weather. Of course it is supposed to rain tomorrow evening thru Sunday. The rain I will take as long as there is no more snow. Felt good to go to the chiro. I skipped a day in between and man was I feeling it, better now, sooo much better. I feel bad though, meant to get my nieces BD cards sent off on time and forgot about them. Just decided to send them some money so they can get what they want. My mother told me they are not girly girls, like video games-tom boy'ish. Of course I am still thinking they are 7 or 8! She said NO dolls for them! Anyway, let her know they were mailed and to tell them Happy Birthday tomorrow, still can't believe they are 12!
Jane~thank you, thank you, thank you! It was actually 1.5 pounds lost but you know the trackers? Don't show that 1/2 pound. ¢¢¢¢ so cool Jane, thanks for the tip, now to remember it! Don't know what I will do when DD, the baby moves out. I think that will be harder than the boys. I will miss them all but don't think it will be as hard when the boys move out.
Angie~I do make lists but don't always follow them. I get side tracked so much sometimes and start doing other things. I have gotten really bad at things and used to be so organized. I think reading a book years ago about not sweating the small stuff ruined me! Sorry, Tanner is feeling bad. Hope he's better tomorrow for the audtion and hope he gets the part. What color did you have your nails done? I sometimes wish my nails wouldn't grow-I would have them done in the french manicure-love the look of it.
Marti~great idea about the mural! I have seen some wallpaper that is a whole scene, like a forest or spring scene. The spring scene would be nice to put on the one wall, make it feel like I am walking outdoors. So glad you got your vacation days! You and James are going to love San Fran and have a great time! I personally, haven't been thrown off AOL but maybe 2 or 3 times but the kids are always telling me they do sometimes. Maybe it's the time of day/evening they get on. Have fun with Jhanai this weekend.
Katiecat~oh yeah, have three kids at home, DS-24 1/2, DS-23 & DD-21 and I am ready for the boys to move out, just not out of state. One day... Like your definition of M.O.M, that's cute! Disneyland will be here before you know it!
Ellen~you are a good mommy and have a big heart. I don't know if I could do what you and Pam do, taking in the strays. I see a dog wandering about and I want to pick it up and take it to it's home or mine-LOL but DH says I can't save them all. It kills me to see pets wandering the streets. Don't see it too often here, but when we lived in the country they were. And the country was a good "dumping" ground for puppies, so sad. Anyway, hope you are feeling better today.
Pam~so glad Eddie made it home safely and is enjoying being home. Also, glad your sis is getting help daily and you don't have to take care of her.
Jenn~I forgot you were out of town, oops! Hope you and DBF had a great time in AL.
Mindee~took a gander at little Brandons pics, so cute! And he is getting so big! I have to agree with the others...nothing like having a license. Geez, when I turned 15 I was getting anxious and excited-I wanted to drive! I was willing to do any of my parents errands for them just so I could. But it really is a good idea to have one with a little one at home. Glad Tommy got a job!
HI to everyone else, Julie, Katy, Sue, Doreen, Susan!
Well, I knew I would be feeling tired about now. I could not sleep last night. Tossed and turned the whole night and woke up at 5 am. My left arm/shoulder was killing me. My pain switches from the right to left sometimes. So it was a good thing going to the chiro today. Just got up and got everything done early this morning. No point in laying in bed trying to go back to sleep. Nothing special going on for the weekend. V thinks he doesn't have to work so we may take a nice little drive to the cemetery and then get some paint to paint the doors at least. The white doors are killing me-they don't look good with the green. Will get some reading done and put the new flowers on my wreath and get it outside.
What's everyone doing for the weekend? Any special plans?
Had to pop in one more time before I leave....Wanted to say:
Congrats to Cristi on the almost 2lbs gone!!!
I'm so happy for you and just know more will follow!! Like we said earlier this year....this is the year for us to make a difference!
Best be one my way!
W/Jhanani here this weekend, my time on the computer will be less...so if I don't pop in, that is my reason....family time.
Ok, girls, picture this. 50 year old woman at the wheel of a 72 restored Camero Sport , Rally Wheels and a 350, blue with ghost flames. Hot Rod Granny. Ready for Route 66 week and the envey of Gear-Heads. DS is looking at just such a car as I write this.
Sister is happy. Getting lots of attention from Hospice and loving it. I love them to.
Cristi, I'm green with envy. I can't seem to stay on the diet.
Angie - playing Kensey Millhone again, huh? Hope you enjoy the play tonight.
Marti - have a good time with Jhanai this weekend. Any special plans?
Cristi - I didn't know your oldest was still at home.. wonder why I thought that, lol. When you kids do move, will they stay close, you think? Katie says she's going to Los Angeles. I so hope she doesn't! But I'll encourage her to follow her dreams, wherever they may take her. Just hope they're in this vicinity, lol.
Pam - however you lost all the weight so far, maybe you should try that again.
Went to a ball game with Neal and just got home. Tomorrow is the birthday party for Makenzie-the-5-year-old, who's turning 6. I am saving my points for Monday when I'll be in Evansville, so no cake for me! (cake ****, lol)
Jane~ My parents live two and a half hours away…..so I wouldn’t want to sit in a car that long by myself with Brandon and another baby in the car. I get tired when we come home from there, and I am not driving home.
Cristi~ How are things with you? He is definitely our little tank baby!
Angie~ I cherish my time with Brandon now……even when he head butts me in the nose. He has done this numerous times and I swear each time he does it, I am waiting for my nose to start gushing blood. I sit and get teary eyed looking at his newborn pictures, and he is almost one…..imagine what I am going to be like when he is getting close to graduating?
Marti~ Yeah he is already looking for a job closer, but I told him that the job he has now is fine. He is starting to see it my way. He hasn’t really slept well the past couple of nights, so he wasn’t even going to go in on Friday, but I told him that he had to. He went and is going to work Saturday. But the boss is awesome! He told Tommy that he usually pays time and a half for everyone over 40 hours, but since Tommy didn’t have enough time to get 40 hours, he is going to pay Tommy straight time for four hours, and then time and a half for the rest of the four and a half hours.
Pam~ I agree with Jane, however you lost it before, try that way again. (I am one to talk….although I did just realize that our OnDemand has fitness programs on it! Yoga and pilates and who knows what else…..here I come!!)
Good morning...
Been MIA...but here I am at last checking in on my JL pals. Leigh's asthma kicked in early in the morning Thursday ( lots of coughing and wheezing - no gasping for breath thank goodness)...so I spent most of that day getting her in to the doc. Doc nebulized her in the office and gave me some oral prednisone incase she worsened, which thankfully, she did not. She's still got her smoker's hack, but no wheezies and she just looks like she is feeling better. Friday was spent doing stock-up shopping, so now the fridge and pantry are packed and ready for March!
Mindee - just clicked over and caught up on Bdo's site - boy he is getting big! He reminds me of my boy when he was a baby - he was a tank and we also called him Bubba. James was walking at ten months - so watch out! How much does Bdo weigh, just out of curiosity? James was pushing 30 lbs at ten months, then he started walking and burned off some fat - tipping the scales at nearly 28 lbs at his first birthday. Still a big healthy boy.... then and now. Congrats on Tommy's new job - that has to be a big relief for your family. I like the idea of the fitness shows on On demand...which to do first? decisions, decisions......
Jane - have a great time at the birthday party today - is she having it off site or at home? I've done it both ways and even though I tend to be a penny pincher, I did like off site because I didn't have clean my house or cook or plan how to keep X number of squirrely kids from trashing my house One of the best parties my son had was at the local community center - I had just had the baby two weeks earlier. They did everything I just showed up with cake and party favors.....what a blessing.
Boot camp update for you: I have decided that Core works really well with the Boot camp guidelines. I particularly have noticed some improvements in my health as a result of cutting out all sugar. I do deviate from Core in that I will eat lo-fat dairy( instead of FF) and I allow myself some whole grain bread, maybe 1-2 slices a day. Works out if I were to count them as Flex points.
Cristi - I think it's great that your DS is living with you - he'll move when he's ready. I was kind of pushed out on my own too early I think. At the time I wanted out - home life was really bad, but if I had more security I would have focused more on school and less on survival - maybe I could have avoided alot of the debt I racked up in my 20s. I plan on it being different for my kids, for sure. Can't forget - CONGRATS on the weight loss!
Pam - I can see you in that car ONLY if you dye your hair pink and get an Elvis tattoo on your arm Plus you need a smokin' leather jacket to round out the ensemble..... I mean, let's do it right So glad things are settling down for you. It's hard to stay on a food plan when the crises continue to come...so now you'll get back on track...
Marti - Have a great weekend with Jhanai....Waaa I want to go shopping! DH is working all day today and I don't want to take the kids - it'll just have to wait.
Hi to everyone else..
As mentioned - Just hanging out with the kids today. Leigh's cough makes her pretty socially unacceptable even tho' at this stage it's mostly just noise. Weather's good and the yard beckons so we'll play out there today. I have some bulbs to transplant and I may take a change on planting some lettuces. It has been so warm...I know I am tempting fate, but I am going to do it anyway.
Well, change of plans for my day and weekend, sort of. DH had to work afterall so just doing some cleaning and hanging around the house. I have gone to the cemetery myself before but he kind of likes to go so I can wait, and I was going to let him drive the 1 1/2 hrs, at least one way. Up early again this morning and kind of liking it, get a lot more done and then have the whole day left to do whatever. Already got laundry done, mopped the kitchen, bath and entry floors. Did a load of dishes, now just need to vacuum and paint the doors. Actually, watch V paint the doors. Hope the color is a match and I like it. We'll see...
Jane~I know right now if and when Jason moves out he will stay close. Josh for a while was talking about moving back to CA and then there was talk of Alaska! A friend was trying to talk him into moving there. And Carrie wants to move to the east coast, possibly New York but not for a few years, which is fine with me. I too encourage and support the kids to follow their dreams, as long as they are realistic. Josh is a bit of a dreamer sometimes and gets silly ideas in his head, like the Alaska thing-long story. I just try to make him see the whole picture and really think about things before jumping in. But have never told him he couldn't do something. Hope you have fun at the BD party.
Katy~aaahh, you brought back so many memories of all the kids parties I had for them. For the most part they were fun and I loved entertaining, kids and adults. But I have to say the worst was the slumber party DD had when she was 9. OMG!!! Nothing like having 7 or 8 screaming, hyper girls overnight! Of course it was worse because they had all attended another BD party earlier in the day. Wouldn't trade it for anything though. I liked having them other places also, the bowling alley and miniature golf were the best ones I think. Anyway...yeah, I'm not going to push the kids out because I know I will totally be lost when they go. When one of them are gone for a weekend it's weird for me. Hope little Leigh gets to feeling better.
Marti~hope you enjoy shopping and your weekend with Jhanai.
Pam~oh I love those old cameros, good choice! I can definitely picture you in it. And don't envy me lady 'cause I can't seem to stick with any program (don't like the four-letter word)! I just do what I can. Was going to say I do my best but I don't and I am not sure why. I am working on doing my best though. I have to second what Jane said-do what ever it was you were doing that you lost all the weight you have-it was working for you. I know you will get back on track.
Mindee~things are fine with me. Ouch, head butts! I know that hurts. Mine used to grab my earrings and Jason, the oldest used to bite. Let me tell ya, he bit me one to many times the day he bit my boob! I tried everything to get him to stop and nothing was working. The day he bite me on the boob I bit him back-yes I did. I bite him on the arm and told him we DO NOT bite. I asked him if it hurt too and he said yes in between sobs, poor baby. It seems mean when I say it now but guess what? He never bit anyone again. When I had Josh and brought him home is when he started the biting, he was jealous of the new baby.
Anyway, you ladies with your little ones...bring back so many memories of when the kids were little. Even though they are as old as they are, it really does seem like it was yesterday when they were small.
Thank you ladies for the WTG's!
Hi to everyone else
Guess I will be getting off the computer in a few minutes. Spend some time with V when he gets home and do some reading. I am liking the book Good in Bed. Read Life of Pi (put this on the book thread so sorry for repeating myself. Not sure if anyone read it over there), apparently I didn't get it so rather than read it again ('cause it took to long the first time) I'm having Carrie (DD) read it. She likes stuff like that and understands it 100x better than me. Of course when she tells me what she thinks a light bulb will probably go off in my head. Also, read Green Angel by Alice Hoffman. I liked it, short and to the point but good. DD read it also and liked it but didn't like that it was so short. I didn't know it was till I got it in the mail. Anyway....
Take care ladies and have a wonderful weekend! See ya...
grrrrrrr! I had a very long post and was about to hit submit and good ole AOL threw me off! So now I am out of time and will have to catch up tomorrow. 
Hope everyone is having a nice day! 
You may already know this, but you can get rain ponchos at Walmart, in the sporting goods area, or at the dollar store for a buck. Beats those high prices at Dis. I've got all sorts of Dis tips, and I bet you do, too, lol.
See ya 
Felt good to go to the chiro. I skipped a day in between and man was I feeling it, better now, sooo much better. I feel bad though, meant to get my nieces BD cards sent off on time and forgot about them. Just decided to send them some money so they can get what they want. My mother told me they are not girly girls, like video games-tom boy'ish. Of course I am still thinking they are 7 or 8! She said NO dolls for them! Anyway, let her know they were mailed and to tell them Happy Birthday tomorrow, still can't believe they are 12! 
You and James are going to love San Fran and have a great time! I personally, haven't been thrown off AOL but maybe 2 or 3 times but the kids are always telling me they do sometimes. Maybe it's the time of day/evening they get on. 
Have fun with Jhanai this weekend.
One of the best parties my son had was at the local community center - I had just had the baby two weeks earlier. They did everything I just showed up with cake and party favors.....what a blessing.
even tho' at this stage it's mostly just noise. Weather's good and the yard beckons so we'll play out there today. I have some bulbs to transplant and I may take a change on planting some lettuces. It has been so warm...I know I am tempting fate, but I am going to do it anyway.
Of course it was worse because they had all attended another BD party earlier in the day. Wouldn't trade it for anything though. I liked having them other places also, the bowling alley and miniature golf were the best ones I think. Anyway...yeah, I'm not going to push the kids out because I know I will totally be lost when they go. When one of them are gone for a weekend it's weird for me. Hope little Leigh gets to feeling better. 
Also, read Green Angel by Alice Hoffman. I liked it, short and to the point but good. DD read it also and liked it but didn't like that it was so short. I didn't know it was till I got it in the mail. Anyway....
