Hi girls

Miss ya all. I know everyone is so busy right now though.
Just got done with dinner, had bean enchiladas with low carb wraps and a little bit of cheese. No tortilla chips on the side for me, YEAH!! Kiddos had fish sticks and fries and I didn't even finish their leftovers which I always do!! I wanted to pop in and say Hello before American Idol starts. Try not going to snack tonight, just H2O.

Cherie I think that is great you are teaching your dd to be healthy at a young age. That game sounds like alot of fun and I am sure she will enjoy it. I love to dance too. I love sweets and chocolate too. Carb addict!! But I am not going to deprive myself on birthdays or holidays. Just have to watch my portion control . That is really good you drank alot of water while you were sick. I hope I see some results this weekend. I know when I am eating I am like what am I doing? I could out eat my husband any day of the week . He always asks me how I can eat so much!!

Well going to get going. Have a great night everyone.

Good Morning everyone... I feel great today... I think my cough is almost gone! :-) Yeah!

I did three miles last night on the treadmill.... felt good... but I really need to work on my time... and distance and get to where I am back up to 1 hour on it. I had my chili last night and felt like I ate too much... and I stepped on the scale this morning and was up a pound and a half. Not sure how that happened, but I know the chili had lots of salt and it seems I always retain water when I eat that. Thankfully the chili is gone, and I am back to my normal diet!

Angie.. did you watch the amazing race last night? Can I just say I am sooooo sick of the boyfriends... and their obsession with hating Rob and Amber. Every other word out of their mouth is something against the wonder twins :-) Oh well....

OK.. back to work here.... hope everyone is doing great this morning!

Cherie

Good Morning Girls

Cherie, I have the same problem when I eat a salty meal. I hold the water for a couple of days?? Drink, drink, drink and drink some more . You must be so busy when you get home from work with the girls, what are you making tonight for your supper? I can only eat so much salad. I just get so sick of it. I like to have a hot meal at dinner time....I guess I am not a salad kind of girl, maybe it is just the weather yet?? Great job on the treadmill, I feel your motivation and it is rubbing off on me. Thank you !! Still not excercising as much as you but I did a good twenty minutes of cardio yesterday. I am hoping to do more today.

Well I have not had anything to eat yet and I suppose I should go find something. Hi everyone out there. Come out and post if you have the time. Hugs

I've got my water right here drinking it.. as usual.... :-) tonight, I am not sure what I will have. Since I don't have a hubby to cook for, I can get away with having something different from the girls. I think I will let Hannah make pb&j sandwiches for her and Megan tonight, and have some applesauce with it.. and I might just bake a sweet potato. I love food so much, but it's getting easier not to binge on anything. I am going to shoot for 3.5 miles tonight, right after I get home, then I will eat. That helps me not be quite so hungry. Right now, I am starving! but still an hour to wait til lunch... so time to drink drink drink some more.

Anyway... back to work. I am so not motivated today.... :-)

Cherie

Hey guys. Just popping in to let you know that I am still alive. I don't know if you guys remember but when sprind hits I am usually really busy. I know, not a good enough excuse for not being here. I have so much to do in the yard that I have to take advantage of the great days that we are having. I can't stay on I have to hop in the shower I have a client at 4 for 2 hours tonight.

I am still thinking about you guys and I will jump on when I have more time.

Hey guys!!! I PASSED INSPECTION!!!!! He said after he was done that "I have got to tell you, you guys did a great job of setting up shop. I cant find one single thing that would need to be fixed or changed" That is good news because I think he was looking hard for something to fix. He is the same inspector that shut BIL down for not bothering to relicense last summer so I was expecting him to be mean but he was great.

We came home and started work and got a call from the code enforcement officer(the same guy we went to see BEFORE we decided to rent the space to make sure there was no special rules. He said we have to file an application for a sign and for use of the front space? Whatever it is, I dont know but that would have been something to have told us about oh say 2 months ago wouldnt it? So tomorrow we have to go do that but we can still open on Monday.

I found a huge house for sale up there that is only $150,000.00. It is a bank repo it has 4 bedrooms on the second floor with 2 more on the third floor and a 2 bedroom apartment in the garage with a deck on 1/2 acre. I am sure it is worth double that. The only catch is this..... it used to be a funeral home!!!! eeewwww...creepy!! I can guarantee that no kid would sleep in it. It is really nice though.

http://dailcrommett.com/search/property.asp?propnum=206 Here is the link to the house if you are interested

Nice looking house Angie!!! :-) But you are right... I probably couldn't sleep in it either!

Well, I just finished 3.5 miles on the treadmill..... getting better! :-) Now it's time to go feed the girls and figure out what I want.. and get ready for Survivor!

Have a great night!

Cherie

Oh.. and Congrats on opening on Monday! That is awesome!!!!!! I bet you are so excited!!!!

Hey girls. I'm here I tried to post early this morning but I ran out of time. We finalized the loan docs on the car so we're all set. Now I have to cancel my personal auto insurance and re-enroll thru the company. It's about time we start making this company pay for something to our personal benefit! So now I don't have a monthly car or insurance payment--company pays it all. Cool beans, eh? I am so swamped in paperwork I am bringing in my 12 y.o. niece to help me do some filing while she is on spring break. That should alleviate some of the chaos in my office. I do have to pay her but I haven't set up an amount yet...hmmm, what is the going rate for a 12 y.o.? don't tell the dept. of labor on me ok?

Angie, that is a huge house! You could just open a B&B like the ad says. Sheesh though, funeral home? I just thought about that show I saw the other week, A Haunting In Georgia? There was another show A Haunting in Connecticut which the family lived in a former funeral home where the embalming room was still intact--yikes! That is so GREAT that you are opening on Monday. Good luck girl! I know you and Jay will be really successful there.

Cherie, congrats on your loss, that is great! Sounds like you did all the right things by staying hydrated while you were sick, those pounds will mostly likely stay away. And I agree w/Julie, you are a great mom looking out for Hannah now. it's not easy growing up and being the 'fat kid' , I know, I've been there (in fact, I'm still there ). They have these very funny recaps written up of shows (like Amazing Race) on www.televisionwithoutpity.com --check it out if you can, or even the forums where they talk about the contestants. It's a hoot!

Hi Kempy! Enjoy the good weather

Julie, AI was great wasn't it? I again liked that Mikalah sucked I really hope she's out of there. It looks as if everyone finally got some professional help--hair, makeup and vocal coaching. But the stylists have got to stay away from Bo with that flat iron! Really, is Paula drunk? Did you hear about a week ago, her SUV clipped someone in LA and just drove off. THey didn't say if she was driving it, just that the vehicle belonged to her. Judging by the way she's been looking, I say she's 'on' something alright. She could barely keep off Simon, it was hilarious to watch.

Cal, on your loss too! 5 lbs is great. I bet the 'between the ears' comment came from Bert? Sisters, you gotta love 'em

Well, I'm on the run once again. Wish me some extra concentration so I can get all of this cr@p done by the end of the day.

Good Evening Girls

Angie that house is really neat with lots of character. I bet it is nice inside. A former funeral home?? I think we need to be scared of the living and not the dead . Good luck. And I just can't wait to hear about how Monday went. I am so excited. I wish we lived closer, I would bring the kids and we would eat all of your goodies and spend alot on donuts!! Congrats on passing inspection. Good job Jay and Angie!!

Noelle congrats about the car. You deserve it. You work you @ss off during at your job and deserve something nice. Good for you!! I thought AI was great also. I am going to re-watch it tonight. Because of the screw up in phone numbers for the votes. I to think Paula is on something. Haha....maybe she has to be sitting between those two . But you know me I love seeing her and Simon showing love. I want them together!! I did hear that about her hit and run. Something else....you know didn't some other stars do that too, like Halle Berry and another actress, can't think of her name. Maybe they feel they can just pay people off because they are so darn rich .

Kempy glad to see you popped in.

Cherie once again great job on that treadmill!! It is a great tv night. I am such a tv buff. Maybe I should work some excercise in while watching it.

Well hello everyone else. Tonight for dinner I made homemade chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and carrots. I am worn out from making a big meal . I probally had to many carbs but didn't over do it to much, I hope. I am just going to not snack tonight. I guess I needed some comfort food. Well a couple more minutes to show time.
Bye for now.

Julie.... all I can say is YUM... your dinner sounds great.... I wish I had some of that this morning. Chicken and Dumplings are one of my favorites!!!

I have payroll running today, so I need to get busy. I've been procrastinating all week. What's new?

Tonight I am going to aim for 4 miles on the treadmill. Then I will proably die and go to bed early. No survivor on tonight... so there isn't anything I really want to watch on TV.

OK... back to work here... have a great Thursday!

Cherie

Just wanted to let you guys know that I'm still here.

Noelle: You do remember my sis, Bert, alright. She was the one who made the comment. Congrats on your new car. You deserve it. I did get the cards you sent. Thank you. I tried to find one here with Arizona on it, but they only have the new Spring ones; I think Hawaii is the only state with its own card.

Angie: I'm so excited about your shop opening on Monday. Congrats. I know you still have a lot to do, but how exciting!!!

Julie: Your meals always sound so good. I find it difficult sometimes to make meals like that all the time. When I get home from school, I'm so exhausted that the last thing I want to think about is cooking dinner. During breaks I do fix a lot of really good meals; of course, during summer it is hard because it is so hot.

Kempy: Have a great day. It's great that the weather is working for you so you can work in your yard. We are still putting our yard together. It finally stopped raining so now we can till the yard and put down some sod. I'm hoping to have more grass out back within the next 2-3 weeks. Unfortunately, when we do lay down sod, we have to tie up the dog because he digs it up; last time he had the 3 of the strips completely folded in half.

Cherie: What an inspiration you are to us. Keep up the good work.

Today I am resting some more. I may take Ashley to the zoo, we'll see. The weather will be perfect today--the temp will be about 71.

Have a great day everyone.

Cal

Ok, the Lemon Meringue Yoplait Whips is awesome! Tastes just like the filling to a lemon Meringue pie. :-) Just thought I would share... I am trying to have some yogurt everyday to help with the internal yeast problem (and it seems to be working) and the Whips brand are so yummy!

Just thought I would share.... I've been trying the new whole grain Lean Cuisine meals too, and they are pretty good. They taste healthier, and give more veggies so I've been pretty impressed.

OK.. but to work! :-)

Cherie

Hey girls!! Well, call me wierd but I made an appointment to go look at the huge Colonial house(funeral Home) on Saturday. For that price I really cant NOT look at it can I? I will make the kids come too because they may just fall in love with it too. There is a deck on the second floor which is the main living space and I bet you can see the lake from there plus I could rent the 2 bedroom apartment in the garage out and make the house payment. Plus it is a repo so they are taking offers so I can get it for less that they are asking. We went and peaked through the windows today and it looks like it would have some nice woodwork in it. It has a tarred driveway and it is all landscaped. Now if only someone would buy my house!!! I havent heard from the people who liked it so I dont know if they want it or not. I guess they are trying to sell their house too so we will see.

I got my coffee and milk delivered today and the delivery guy recognized me. I graduated high school with him. That was weird. I felt pretty silly but the minute he said he went to school with me it clicked who he was. haha

My commercial freezer I bought has problems. We bought it from a guy who works for a refrigeration company well the dufus put the wrong size compressor in it so it wont freeze but after a $200.00 service call from an actual professional we have a GREAT fridge!!! Now I am just going to go to Sears and buy a damn freezer that I know will work. haha

I am eating so bad girls. I dont even want to admit how big I am now. Lets just say that I have put it all back on as fast as I lost it with interest. I am going to take my yogurt and fruit up with me next week and try to get back into the habit of eating that for breakfast. I am hoping that I am so busy that I dont think about junk and eat it.

Oh yeah, one of my coffee flavors is Cinnamon Sticky bun and I brewed a pot of it to try today. I am not a coffee drinker but I thought it tasted good.

Hi girls

Angie that name of that coffee sounds so good. My husband would go crazy over that flavor. He just loves his coffee. I could use a cup to warm up. With some nice warm milk in it. Yum. I am so proud of you for starting to plan to eat breakfast next week. They say it revs up your metab. and keeps you fuller all day long. Don't be ashamed of yourself, we love you no matter what my dear. I am sorry you are having problems with your freezer. What a bummer. I am sure you will find a nice one at sears. You know what....I don't think I would be freaked out about that house even though it was a funeral home. I bet the wood work is beautiful. Like I said be afraid of the living not the dead . I hope the kiddos like it.

Cherie that yogurt sounds delish. I might start eating yogurt again. I notice when I don't get enough calcium, my nails just do not grow at all. I hope you have speedy day at work. Are you off tomorrow or a half day for Good Friday?

Cal have fun at the zoo if you go. You know when I worked full time and wouldn't get home until after six sometimes cooking supper when I came home was a total pain in the butt. So I started using my crockpot, from everything to chili, roasts, chicken recipes, pork roasts, and tons of different stews. I tell ya, there was nothing better than walking in the house from a super stressful day at work and smelling a home cooked meal . Just a suggestion.

How is my busy Noelle doing? Are you out driving your new baby? I watched AI re-run last night. Could you believe the way that Mikalah acted? Ugh, if she does not go next, I will be so upset!! What a t-shirt she was wearing, ugh? Have a great day.

Hi Kempy, Summer, Dips and everyone else. I am going to try and excercise. I did not get any in yet. Bad me!! I will watch the news and follow up on the Terri Schiavo case. It is just so darn sad. If that was my daughter I would just be falling apart. Sorry to get political on you all because I don't know how anyone else feels . I think we are going to have burgers tonight. I will try and be good and have no chips or fries on the side!! Bye for now.