hello my freinds ,sorry to be an absent poster but life is just mayhem just now and something had to give ......and the computer was it !!!!!! if you are looking for a nice cheery post dont read any further.................... well dont say i didnt warn you !!!!
i have the house ,we veiwed on wednesday ,its lovely a bit small but bigger than what weve got ,i have a large back garden {well big for here}its 20foot by 35 foot at least ,the dogs will love it ,cleos been in the bad books all week !! we are chipmink sitting for mum and cleo has decieded that they are breakfast :o i am hoping that she will still have beasties to come home to {at this rate she wont} and there is at least 2 dents in this very large{4ft/3ft/2ft}and very expensive cage with the dog trying to headbutt her way through the bars :mad: ,andys going to try and knock them back out ,benjy is going to have to go to the dentist for a dental ,he hates having his teeth done and gets very upset when i brush them ,so i think hes got at least one to come out ????
craig has finished his exams :cp: amnd now we just have to wait 10 weeks for the results ,hes lined up a summer job though so he is trying {very trying actually} andys still not 100% hes still got this very strange rash and is having problems with his asthma just now too {boy have we picked the wrong time to move}
me well ???? im still being really sick all the time terrible heartburn and still not sleeping ,and ive spent a week shouting at people without actually solving things !!!!!! my sisters are all still at each others throats ,but one has gone to blackpool with mum and step dad and her kids so im getting a mini reprieve ,ive spent 2 days arguing with the council about the new house and the electricity and gas supplier ,they wanted to leave me with no gas and electric for 2-3 weeks unless i wanted to pay off the previous tenants debt in the token meters and use them till they could come and replace the meters :fr: :stress: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: i wont repeat what i told them its not for delicate ears so after 13 phone calls and numerous telling them to go take a flying f*** and then telling them to shove there house i will have gas and electricty for monday ,now all we have to do is buy a new fridge and seperate freezer and a new kitchen and well be fine :tantrum: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :faint: our new kitchen has one sink unit ,one top unit and 4ft of worktop????? at the mo i have 7 base units 3 top units and 20ft of workspace ,so we need to knock down some built in cupboards ,and get under worktop fridge and freezer and hubby is putting me in a new base unit 8ft of workspace and 2 top units ,so that i have a kitchen to move into :wizard: , so all andy has to do from monday is too >>>>>>> paint the livingroom,lay the laminated flooring,put up the new light fittings,curtain poles and curtains,paint both bedrooms,lay the carpet in both bedrooms,put up curtains and curtain poles in both rooms,demolish the built in cupboards,bulid and site the units for the kitchen fit the work tops ,and move us in ...........all in 6 days :wizard: :tired: :tired: :tired: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :faint: :faint: :faint: ill let you know how far we get lol
but for now my nice warm comfy bed and c,s,i {las vegas } is calling so ill pop back as i can and keep you all posted and every one keep well till i get back
kirsty and bump
ps ,holly you had me in fits ,reading your post i was flicking through and thought youd wee'ed on your garden :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: made my wek thanxs

Linus!! Glad to hear all your news. Sounds like it will be well fixed up for you!!
The kids and a shop cats piddle in the garden regularily. I usually make it to the bathroom.
Shad~all 5's is not news to us!!!! Good for you for showing them!!!!!
Oh Mel~should we fast forward to 2006 and get it all over with?? 205 days til Christmas!!
Tig~ nice to hear your news too. It is nice how much you enjoy the Thugs!!

Oh guess what - just got presented with a huge bunch of very sweet smelling flowers, thanking me for all my efforts. Not just me but.... all female trainers got flowers, men got cuff links.

When I got back from food shopping my left eye went bananas. Dry eye, rosacea all over the lower lid and allergic conjunctivitis all in the course of one hour Where were the warning signs? Or was I just ignoring them? Mama Mia! I am sick of being sick!
You must get tired of hearing of the Perils of Pauline<-----gonna change my name now!
The good news is that THIS TOO SHALL PASS AND..................
Today is eye drops and indoor sports. It’s crappy out anyway. Very dreary out today and tomorrow so it fits right in with my plans! I'll have to catrch up with you all another time. Stay out of trouble!!
Happy Friday!!!! and I will be back Monday(hopefully)

Woohoo Shad!!

(((((((Pauline/Mel))))))))

I did yoga yesterday and now I am achey. I guess I woke some muscles up.
I will do it again today.
Allergies are quite bad. I am very bleary in the mornings til the meds kick in and then by 9pm I am grumpy. sigh.
I had an Avon meeting yesterday with my supervisor. She adores me , lol! My sales are so good I will be receiving a $100 product bonus!!!!!!! Weeheee!!! She was also looking for a place to hold training workshops. I recommended our church.The church is in desperate need or income. Lots of back scratching going on and everybody is happy.I rock!!
I bought frozen FF yogurt cause I am craving icecream. I ate 3 serving throughout the day. Sigh. It could have been much worse but I promised myself I would have 1- 1/2 cup serving and that is it.
Bowling/pizza party for SS tonight.
No “plans” all weekend!!!!!!
We will host a 30th Bday party for a friend next Friday night.
House is tidy, bordering on clean??!!! Madness. Not sure what i will do with myself.
Soak in the tub for starters. Then yoga.

Have a footloose day.

Weekend!
 

So I have riden the bike twice, watched "Once upon a time in Mexico" the second time, AB eye candy, so I rode for a good 30min ;) Been out gardening a bit, pulling weeds, my hands are all dry and sore now and full of slivers from who knows what! My daughter's class came to our backyard today and released two butterflies which they had watched grow from caterpillars, very well behaved bunch of grade oners :D

Mel-:goodvibes: Jeepers, it just never stops! I wish I could give you a hug, it must piss you off bigtime to have your body thwart you this way. I hope you have a beautiful weekend and some lovely scented lotions to pamper yourself with.

Shad-aw, flowers, how divine! Don't you love acknowledgement of your efforts? You are such a star!! I don't care how many other people got stuff, you are the one that deserved it the most :) The lady with the power to connect the dots and cross the "t's" You are the trainer with the mostest!

Holly-aren't you the lady with all the connections?! People are going to expect it of you and come to you from now on when they have a dilemma that needs fixing. Yoga huh? I tried the Raquel Welch yoga tape, I couldn't even do the head arched back breathing thing, so I don't watch that any more :p Good for you if you can do the stretching and reaching and deep breathing, bet it feels good when you do it right.

Linus-Congratulations and how wonderful that you got the better of the power company, what shiesters! How are you managing on so little sleep? The little traveller must be enjoying all the awake time :smug: I hope all the fixings get done, sounds like a rather exhaustive schedule of activities, I can't even get sinks moved :s: I have bad builder karma :lol3:

Tig-nice to hear from you Biker chick! How early did you start your ride if you were stopping for breakfast? Aren't you and hubby a couple of early riders. The "House Doctor" program is on the Wnetwork up here in Canada, I think it runs on the BBC-America channel too down in the USA. She is a home stager from San Francisco who is in Great Britian to neutralize all personality out of their homes so that buyers can "see themselves" living in the homes and not just the bad decor choices of the current residents. It is a very funny show, the host Alistair Appleton is a blue eyed cutey with a fabulous wit and the chemistry between him and Ann Maurice "the house doctor" is hilarious. They are often comparing the way Americans do things, with the way the British do stuff. Like my favourite how do you say "mirror" the British pronounce every sylabble where the American pronounce it like "meer" They go on about silly stuff like that all the time and it is just too cute!

Dentists + my bone structure = big money
So I go to the dentist today to begin the root canal work on my poor little stubby tooth (which I might add I broke while eating chocolate - dangerous stuff that).
He gives the injections etc. He lays out the instruments of torture and puts a mouthful of steel into my mouth and a rubber sheet thingy that was supposed to keep out the bugs and then asks if I am okay. uh uhhh uhhh hooo says I.

He drills, he prods, he pulls, he pokes and he can’t get through the calcified layers which my body has laid down to protect the top of the tooth to find the second nerve. Yep I have two on this tooth apparently. So in the end he has to fill the hole and recommend me to a specialist who has the different levels of torture - uhhh sorry equipment. At this point in time I am trying to understand what is going on and end up with a couple of choices - a bridge, an extraction, an implant. The extraction is the cheapest but leaves a gap in the mouth, the bridge means that I can also get the tooth behind it done if I wish which would mean a stronger couple of teeth (might last 20-50 years and not 5 or 10. Looks like I am up for a couple of grand for the bridge or about 4k for the implant (which is about 97% successful)

So at the very least I will probably get a bill for around $600 for the specialist consultation. Here we go again.

Following that, I did the shopping, found the DB2, made arrangements to watch footy together tonight and here I am. Washing is done, I’ve made a big batch of pumpkin soup for lunches etc., and a big bowl of fruit salad for breakfasts, not much in the way of housework though, and my trip to the gym will need to wait until tomorrow. Food hasn’t perhaps been the greatest, but water was okay.

Go Holly - the Ding Dong Avon Lady calling - isn't that the slogan??? Yes, the product mostly sells itself, but it has to be out there in the marketplace before people will buy it. I don't know of anyone who actually goes to the trouble to find an Avon lady.
Good on you too for the Yoga.

Meadow, 2 days on the bike - well done. Do 2 days again this coming week. You're on the way again.

Linus - I need your new address so I can post this parcel over. That way, it should get there around the same time as Teel does, you can open it together.

Talking of Teel :genie: get back in here woman!!!!

Mel, I knew that red eye was going to mean something - too many comments, that's what did it!!!!! We did try, Madcat, Raven Toy and I.

DB2 came over for the footy tonight. The bloody POMs beat the BOP boys. Teel will be pleased.

Hellooooo!!!

Sorry I haven't been on site for a while but with the study filled up with everything that is usually in the back porch, its been very difficult to get to the computer desk!

We are at the painting stage now so one wall is a lovely bright "lemon tropical!" colour. Its going to look fab when its all finished. Bob is also going to hook up an electricity supply to the garden shed so I can keep the scooter in there.. :scooter: and my utility room will really be the utility room it is meant to be.

Oh the rain has just started to pour down and the sky is black...:rain:

Sorry to not talk to everyone specifically but hello to you all!!

Dp you like my new siggie??

Yahoo Meadow!!! Keep riding sister!!!!!!
Well hello Teel!! I am very fond of yellow!!!!!It will always brighten your mood!!
Shad/Meadow~ I LOVE yoga and it scomes naturally to me. I dont go for the bouncy cardio stuff although it is what I need more of. Yoga is good for the soul too.
Gaiam has a good series Meadow, you can get them at walmart, there are 20 min beginner tapes.

My angels are outside taking kittens for rides in the wheebarrow!!
What can I say.....another perfectly beautiful day!!!!!!
No plans at all.
Ds got up by himself this morning, made a toaster waffle, put on cartoons and let us sleep in. He was VERY pleased ,as were his parents!!!
The bowling/pizza party went on til 10pm. Both kids had a blast and were actually well behaved. Hubby was at a friends. Both kids went to bed without problems.
I unfortunately was asked to bring home leftover pizza, so I ate it!!! ARG!!
I just has veggies at suppertime so I could have pizza later. I did NOT need the extra.
I farted around the house and the read til 1. Slept til 9:15!!!!!
The last week or so I have been experienceing these bursts of euphoric happiness. Like walking to the mailbox, feeling the sun on my face and hearing robins sing and I just about burst with joy!!! Last night the little kids were playing tag with the minister. My daughter ran up and smacked him on the butt. I laughed and again felt pure joy.
I am just plain happy, all day, every day. Delightful!!!!

Sunday is a day of rest........
 

At least it will be one day when all the renovating, gardening, building and fixing is done. At about the same time pigs will begin to fly to the moon, and all weeds will be eradicated from this world.

I went to the gym - before I could find enough words to change to my mind and talk myself out of it. I’ve done treadmill, stepper and bike. I shed loads of sweat and worked out my daily tasks while stepping it out. So this post is being done while I drink my breakfast cuppa (ginger and lime herbal tea) and eat the last of my toast (Sunday is always big breakfast day and normally I don’t bother with lunch because breakfast is big and late)

Today I’m up for :
Cleaning the bedroom and changing the linen
Painting the ceiling of the front hall
Painting the window surrounds in the lounge
Plastering the ceiling in the lounge.
Trimming some more of the hedge
Doing the linen laundry
Ironing
Visiting DS2
Getting my lunch and breakfast ready for tomorrow and packing the gym bag for tomorrow as well.

That should keep me busy for a while and that will just about be my weekend done.

I think I will have to do some budgeting for a new lawnmower. DS2 tells me this one (the communal lawnmower) is just about on its last legs and will not be able to be fixed too many more times economically anyway. So I’ll just have to go and buy a new toy. Drat. Maybe it will last until after the teeth - maybe not. Maybe I need to hire a horse for a week.

Neat siggy Teel and good to see you back and posting. Don't leave it so long next time ok?

Okay, hello to everyone else - probably snoozing their way through the night. It's okay, I'm not going to ring anyone to find out. It's time to hit the bedroom, change the bed, sweep the floor, dust anything else that stands still (the cat is down there trying to blend in with the bed linen (bright blue and gold - don't think so somehow) See ya

Howdy chickies,
Sorry I haven't been around. Family will all be here in less than 3 weeks so there's lots to do. I have to make like Shad I guess. Hmmm :chin: and she has time to do all that AND post so what's my excuse :dunno: Well actually I do admit to proscrastinating in front of the computer when I really should be doing other things. And I've been tired lately so I don't sit up late at night and post like I once used to. :comp:

They said we'd love April and May here. And it's true. Was in the mid 80's temp wise but you'd never know it with the low humidity. Well come the first of June and I walked outside and BAM! we're living in the bloody tropics here! All I did was go out and weed the garden a bit and you'd thought I ran a marathon. At least it's now warm enough to go in the pool. I have started doing laps yesterday and will continue to get some exercise in.

Not doing too badly on the Back to Basics Challenge. I am watching food carefully, trying to get my water in but need to step up the exercise. Must have been the week for fire drills Shad as last Monday we had one too. Guess I can't complain as I only had to walk down 10 floors, not 12 like you. And I did feel it in the calves for several days. So the rest of the week I played a game. I'm on the top floor of the building and I would ride the elevator / lift as usual. However, I would ride as high as the highest floor button pressed and get off on their floor and take the stairs the rest of the way - except of course if I was loaded down with purse, laptop, carry bag and lunch bag. Been lucky as the most I've had to walk up is 3 floors so far but it's a good habit to get in some extra exercise I think. And I always park at the far end of the parking lot. But with this growing heat and humidity, walking will have to be done in the cool indoors.

DH is going to buy a pellet gun today. The blackbirds are invading the feeder and chasing off the other birds - bird gangs we call them as they travel in packs. Also we bought a trap yesterday as the raccoon has ravaged my garden once more and for the last time. We put bacon in it as suggested and saw the devil last night reaching into the case - not stepping into it to set off the trap of course. Twice he was successfully able to get the bacon without entering the cage. (We both think the trap tho sized for raccoons is a bit too small.). Not about to spend $100 for a larger trap. Fun, fun, fun.

Love your new signature Teel - it's very colorful, very you. Sorry to hear about the dental work Shad, I know where you're coming from, we just paid off the dental bill for me. Ouch for the work, ouch for the expense! Good on yah for showing them just how training should be done. Holly, I like the Gaiam series exercise tapes too. I like Susan Deason for yoga and Ana Cabon for Pilates. Just dug those out last week as a matter of fact. Pedal away Meadow- you can have races with Miss Mel who is pedalling her way across the map to visit each and every one of us. :ebike: How's those peepers doing Mel? Tig I hope you have a quieter storm season. After last year I'd be freaking over the words "hurricane season". Hellos to Nae and YP1. Guess I'd better get running, DH is calling and I promised to unpack at least 5 boxes today.

Enjoy your day... and Teel, I've sent you an email (thanks Shad for the message).

Good morning 3FC and a sunny morning it is. I was doing well over the weekend but was on the pc yesterday. Jen fell while up at the trailer and they e-mailed me all day. Guess the eye couldn’t take it and we’re using the phone now! My eye looks like ground beef this morningand is killing me. I’ll be back next week hopefully. The Drs see 5 fractures in her arm but cannot make up their minds whether they are old or new We’ll know more in a few days. Take care and stay out of trouble till I return....I wouldn’t want to miss anything

Healing thoughts to you Mel and for Jen. The poor dear.Take care!!!
Hi Happy~ we have many critters here too!! The shop cats actually help keep many at bay.
Shad~ my days of rest are much like yours! Hope your work week is positive!!!
Ding Dong!
I entered my first Avon order last night. It’s over $400. I will earn 40% of that!!!!!!
Not bad for 2 weeks as a rep and I have spent a total of 2 hours working at it.
Yesterday was purely delightful!!!
SS was nice. When I got home I finished the last part of the basement floor.
Dh and DS went fishing. DD watched a show.
DH went to town to watch a race with the guys. The kids and I went to a bday party.
I love our friends in town. There were about 10 kids and all their parents. The kids swam, bounced on the trampoline and played ball.There was much laughter and festivities. it was 31C here and humid. I had a few beers. It was sooooo relaxed and lighthearted. We are all sunkissed!!
5 kids today.Another hot one!! I will get the sprinkler out.

I am wearing tshirt from 2 summers ago when I was down to 226. Last year I popped back up and felt gross. My XXXL tshirt is falling off my shoulder and looks like a tent. So I am in 1X and 2 X tops!!! I feel pretty good.
DH cut the grass in the eve and then we had a wonderful summer thunderstorm. This morning everything is twinkling in the sun and bright green and fresh. mmmmmmmm

Have a grand day!!!

My aplogies for lack of comment lately ladies - we have begun training at the lunatic asylum and the inmates are in deep shock!!! Seriously. yesterday was the kick off for training in the new system to be implemented July 4 and although I was already working 9 and 10 hour days, yesterday turned into 12. Don't know who dreamed up this course I'm doing but the timing is way, way out. Such fun!!!!! Not.

Tonight after the asylum, I go to the DB1's place to give some more instruction on how to.............. Tonight I think we will look up things on the internet, install Quicken and Office and run through Word in a hurry. That should paralyse his brain for the coming week.

Gotta run. Try to find some more time tonight or maybe during the day as I am not expected in the training room until 10am (beats 9.00) and should be able to finish around 5ish hopefully.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :cry: :nono: :listen: :fr: :fr: :fr: :stress: :stress: :stress: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: that just about sums up my day
take care all
kirsty+bump