Good Thursday Morning Everyone!

Terri~love that program! I think that is great that someone comes in to help, so cool! Glad you and the kids are getting out for a little bit regardless of the weather. I think that's why I did all my running around yesterday because the weather was so nice-too nice to be indoors. I really don't care to shop, no really. Maybe if it was for me it would be nice but it was just grocery shopping. Although I did get a couple of things for the house-a basket for magazines, a plate for my shelf above the stove/refrigerator and a pot-need to replant a plant in a bigger pot. Once in a while I will splurge and get some polish or make-up. Hope you have a fun time/visit with your mom (umm, your brother-for some reason I read mother! and Aunt.

Jane~I don't really wear or have a lot of jewelry. I do have some special pieces that V bought me but mostly I just wear my wedding ring, gold hoop earrings and alternate between my diamond pendant and heart locket. Once in a while I will wear my charm bracelet and maybe a ring on my right hand but I do love my wedding ring(s)! That rule sounds goofy-having to capitalize everything? It must be a really new rule as I just mailed a book to a girl in Canada and while I have had to do the customs thing each time they never made me redo the address. But then we are talking about the PO! Can't believe they are wanting to raise the price of stamps again!

Marti~hope you managed to get some sleep and you are feeling better.

Anyone having trouble with the bold, color, size stuff? Every time I highlight it to bold something the screen goes to the top of the page. Had to type it in.

Well, need to get going. Have a few errands of my own to run. Need to take movies back to Blockbuster and get Cellular this time. Also, DD wants to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-don't like Jim Carrey at all but this may be okay. I just hate his comedies because I think it is forced and he tries too hard to be funny. Also, decided to tan a little so going to run over and get that started and since V is working late tonight again I am going to bake some cookies and sneak them in his truck with a card. So I guess kind of a busy day today.

Hi to everyone else Take care and have a wonderful day!

Hello, it's me. My mouth looks like the "black hole of Calcutta". LOL. Today I go have molds made and will find out when I get the chompers. I've been told it's like haveing to saucers in your mouth. But, I WILL GET USED TO IT! I've been told the trick is to keep them in your mouth till you do get used to them. My friend even sleeps with them in. She assures me that hanging in there will be eventualy rewarded by a day when I realize I've forgotten they are there. I'm having a hard time believing this but hope it's true.

just a quick message cause little boy just woke up.

things are going around here. due to the weather change, and because it is Michigan, Brandon now has a cold. Last night Brandon woke up at 1am, and it took me putting two pillows on top of each other in between me and Tommy just to get him to be able to breath. Then of course I fell asleep, so we all slept soundly until this morning. He has been doing better with the congestion. But earlier today he came over to me, leaned so I would know that he wanted to be picked up, and he fell asleep about 5 or 10 minutes after he climbed into my lap.

he was eating some Ramon noodles with me at lunch time. I gave him a cup with juice in it to drink, and he is getting the hang of it. Before he used to just chew on it, now he will put it in his mouth. We still have to work on the tipping part, but that will come in no time.

Hello ladies!

For only getting a few hours of sleep the other night...I wasn't exhausted when I got home....and ended up having another restless night!!! TOM is here so I'm thinking that may be part of my problem. Because other than that, I haven't been drinking much caffeine and I'm keeping up w/my workouts...everything seems normal. Just can't sleep.

Terri--I believe the weather affects a lot of peoples moods. There are a lot of days in winter that I just don't have any motivation to get myself moving! And when Jhanai was a baby....winters seemed to drag on forever! I wanted to take her everywhere and go explore! I'm glad that you've been able to get out and enjoy the outdoors in between rain!

Pam--My dad had all his teeth pulled too, not to long ago. And now that he has his dentures, his health has improved! It's amazing how our teeth can cause some health issues. I hope you enjoy your new teeth and smile all the time!

Jane--So glad that you put your photo up! You look great. It really helps seeing a photo next to the story. Gives us a boost of motivation!! When is Katie's party?? I can't believe how fast this year is going!! April is almost over and summer is just around the corner. Pretty soon I will be pushing my walker ahead of me because I didn't take care of myself very well! Need to get more active.

Cristi--Your ring sounds beautiful!! What a wonderful BD/Anniversary gift!! You watch a lot of movies...do you have netflix available there? I've heard aobut it and so many people recommend it if you watch movies a lot. I may watch a movies once every couple months. But it still seems like a great program. I know that you don't like Jim Carey, but have you seen Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events? I heard that was a good movie. I haven't seen it...but may rent it.

Anita--What a great treat from the boss! I think that going out every now and then and treating yourself to something you hardly ever get to eat...is something that everyone should do. As long as you don't make it a habit you're fine. And you deserve it!! your poor DH!! What a scary thing to wake up to! Hope he's ok.

Mindee--Hope Brandon starts to feeling better. With the weather being all crazy...it's hard to keep them healthy.

I got a call from my sister today. She lives in Florida and it had been awhile since we talked. I always managed to miss her when I call.....finally got in touch. She told me of her first visit to New York....she was scared to death from the Taxi ride!! She has only spent a day in NY, but she was loving it. She wants to go back w/her DH and do more than a day trip. I sure miss having her closer!! We are on completely opposite coast! And I hadn't seen her since I was still married to my ex. (long time)

Ok gals...I need to do some cleaning. You all have a great day!

Hiya ladies,

Terri - hope the visiting helper/nurse gave you a little break today. We have the same thing available around here, according the the notices in the newspapers. Seems like a good idea to help the mommas in their own environment.

Cristi - ack! I sure do agree about Jim Carrey. He's just too over-the-top for me! The lady at the PO said it is a new rule. A dumb one, too, if ya ask me, lol. She also said here in the US they don't like us to use commas, periods or any other punctuation and that she thinks we will go to the all capitols one of these days, too. Guess I'm gonna be busy re-doing address labels, lol.

Marti - glad you got to talk to your sister! Maybe some day you two could meet in the middle for a nice visit. Like Indiana, for instance. Well, ok, that's not the middle, but you get the idea, lol. Katie's party is May 21st, and I can barely wait! About Netflix, I see where they added "maximun 4 movies per month" on the TV ads. That line didn't used to be there, but now it is. That's only 1 a week, basically, which seems skimpy for true movie buffs. Oh well, they never asked me, lol.

Hi to all the others.

In regards to Ellen, just so the newer one will know, she often has spells where she's absent for a long stretch. During that time, she often doesn't answer much email or many PMs. Nothing personal, - she'll think it's so sweet of you to ask about her when she does get around to reading it all. Let's just hope that won't be too long now.

I had a great day with Miss Macy! We had to stay indoors since it rained almost all day, but we had fun anyway. She was 2 in January, and I tell ya, see eats like a truck driver, lol. Really packs it away, lol.

See you tomorrow sometime...... have a good one!!

I am so maaadddd! Bush was on tonight and The O.C. wasn't on after So I turn it on channel 12 hoping to see CSI and Survivor is on! Hoping one of the two will be on later. Anyway, so thought I would jump on here for a few minutes.

Marti~glad you are feeling fine. Was worried you might be coming down with something. About the ring...I really didn't expect it at all. I was kind of hoping for one on our 10th but not now. On V's BD when we went to the mall we stopped at the jewelry store to get our rings checked and cleaned (every April & Oct.) and while the guy was doing that he took me over to the anniversary rings-I was so surprised because it was his BD! Of course the woman starts bringing out the biggest ones-don't think so. It had to be small enough to add to my wedding ring because I didn't want to not ever wear it. Then he surprised me again by giving it to me early. Actually, we go through periods where I won't rent movies for months and then will go crazy and get some every weekend for a while and then stop again. Just depends on what is going on. Which right now is not much! Haven't seen that movie with Jim Carrey. My mom took my nieces while we were in AR and asked if we wanted to go. While I would have enjoyed the time with them, just wasn't interested in seeing that movie. I think he is fine in serious movies but when he tries to be funny, umm, I will pass. Funny thing on the news a couple of nights ago someone broke into a Blockbuster in Wichita, the night before that movie was to go on the shelves the next day and they took every copy of that movie. What the heck is up with that? Kinda weird...would have thought they would take a bunch of different movies. Glad you got to talk with your sis and like Jana said, maybe one day you guys can get together and meet in the middle somewhere.

Jane~I am surprised that the PO hasn't started that-all capitals and no periods or commas. I know a while back, quite a few years-when they changed some of the state abbreviations and I was living in Joplin. They were asking people to spell out things like street, avenue, boulevard etc., also the extra 4 digits for the zip code to ensure you get your mail. Don't think too many people obliged. I hardly ever spell out street, avenue etc. It's a little crazy especially if you have long street names and then add an apt. number to it, etc. I think tho all capitals makes it hard to read. Who knows though what the PO will do. Isn't it funny how much food some kids can eat. Makes me think of my sister and one of my brothers-they eat, and eat and eat and never gain an ounce! Too bad I didn't get that gene, LOL. Is Katie excited about graduating and going to college?

Pam~I can't remember how long it took my mother to get used to her dentures. She had to keep going back because they didn't fit right-they were too lose. They finally got it right tho and it didn't bother her. She can eat just about anything-I've seen her eat corn on the cob and apples and she doesn't wear any kind of denture cream.

Anita~guess I missed that about your hubby's nose, oops! That had to be scary-I hope everything is all right. And WTG on getting that work out!

Mindee~aaahhh, poor baby. I hope Brandon gets to feeling better soon. Yeah, this weather will mess a person up. Thought I was getting a cold when it changed but I seem to be fine. It was warm and then got cold. Today was mostly sunny but a little on the chilly side.

Terri~like your new avatar! It's cute! I changed mine also. I like the teddies but this one looks a little angry to me. I like how it changes tho.

Well, ladies, I hope everyone had a nice day. I'm going to go look up a couple of things and then be off here by 9. See ya ladies

Good evening ladies. We have had cool weather again and rain, ugh. I did manage to walk on the days it wasn't pouring. I got the treadmill moved out to our screen porch and will start using that when the weather won't co-operate. I am still cleaning, can you believe it? Actually, it goes deeper than just Spring cleaning since we are trying to get the house ready to list. Finding lots of things to get rid of and furniture to sell.

Jane, sounds like you had/have fun with your "grands." I am sorry that mine here are teens. Not that I don't adore them, but they were more fun when they were little. Now they are hard to catch up with for a visit. My little guy is all the way out in CA. He just turned 5. The others are 18,15,14 and 14.

Marti, glad you got to talk to your sister. I think I would be intimidated with New York city too. I hope you get to see each other very soon. How many siblings do you have?

Mindee, the bd party sounded lovely. Sorry the birthday boy now has a cold. I am going to look at his pictures when I get done here. I am sure they are just the sweetest things.

Pam, Oh my. Your poor mouth. I hope you heal quickly and get the dentures soon. I just went to have my teeth cleaned Tues. and thankfully there was nothing wrong. I am always waiting for the worst news since both my parents had dentures at an early age. What are you able to eat now?

Christi, I used to like Jim Carrey in comedies, but I guess I outgrew the bathroom humor or something. Now he just seems odd. Of course, I haven't seen any movies lately. The last one I watched was Calendar Girls. It was quit cute.

Anita, washing sheets at 5 a.m...wow. Hope your DH is okay. I also love Italian food. I would rather eat pasta than anything except maybe a juicy burger. Can you see why I can't lose weight? UGH..

Terri, that is a good idea to send the helpers. New moms are often overwhelmed with all they have to do. Do they have helpers for old ladies that can't get their act together?

Luckily the President didn't interupt Apprentice or ER here tonight. My DH is a news junkie, so we are frequent Fox news watchers along with any network big stories. I admit, I can't follow alot of the political stories, or just don't want to.

How many JL's put out a garden? I used to, but not for a few years and I miss the canning and fresh food. Don't miss the weeding and hoeing however. (It is good exercise though)

Okay, I am off to bed. Hi to Ellen, Angie, Katy, Susan...missing persons.. and ALL the new JL's and anyone else I am missing.

Got a shock today when my internet provider told me they are going out of business. They sure could have told me before I recently sent a check for a year. Now I have to mess around with getting a refund and finding another server. I am going to try AOL free for 2 months and see if I want to go with them. It is just such a hassel to change and set up new e-mails. Luckily I have a hotmail account that I use so that won't change. What I really hate...my old server would accept a check and all these new ones want to automatically debit or charge. I don't know what I am going to do.

Oh well....just venting.
Goodnight!

Oh ya i forgot.. Suetallks.. I usually put out a garden, didnt last year because the baby was too little. I am hoping to this year. But up here we dont plant until after the May long week-end! I like my fresh veggies!

Good Morning Ladies!

Sue~when you are finished with your house can you come clean mine? I haven't even thought about spring cleaning, well, I have thought about it...for like 2 seconds! LOL That's about as far as I got, just a thought. I was wanting to see Calendar Girls-I thought it looked cute. I don't do a garden-would love to but don't think I ever will. I did plant some cherry tomatoes and so far seem to be doing good.

Terri~I used to watch Regis & Kelly and The View-don't watch much daytime tv at all anymore. My tv watching usually starts at 3:30 with Jeopardy, then Ellen and the News. Then it's off to HGTV land till 7 and after that who knows. Totally depends on what's going on and what night it is. Thursday is my favorite tv night with The O.C., CSI and Without A Trace except last night I only got to see CSI because of the Prez and his BS. Anyway, I agree about always nice seeing the little ones sing, and in plays and such. Yours are at such a cute and fun age.

I was up bright and early. Thought I would get a jump on the day and went tanning first thing-not liking this new vanilla smelling lotion. Of course I have been getting up earlier than I normally do lately anyway. Haven't slept past 8:30 in a looong time, except when I was sick. I am actually going to get on the treadmill and do a 20 minute walk. I have got to start walking and getting some kind of exercise in. Not so much to lose weight but for my health. I'm switching my focus from losing weight to being healthy. If I should happen to lose weight along the way then good for me. If I don't, I can live with that. One thing you said Jana that sticks with me is that what we weigh is not who we are. And while I don't cherish the thought of being overweight the rest of my life I have come to accept me/my body the way it is. My DH & kids love me just the way I am and to me that's all that matters.

Really don't have plans for the day. Going to straighten the house, dust a little, water some plants and vaccuum. When V gets home we are headed to SAMS to stock up on some things. Haven't been there in a while and need to get some water and other essentials. Hopefully it doesn't rain anymore today. This weather is so weird, west KS got snow yesterday! We are getting the rain, which is good as we need it but it is chilly, only supposed to be in the 50's today. Brrrrr...

Question: Does anyone know anything about Rose of Sharon? We bought one and planted it and it was doing so good. Then it got a little chilly and now it is dying. It didn't freeze overnight so I am stumped. I thought they were hardy plants and I had been watering, not too much because I know over watering is almost as bad as not enough water but I don't know what is going on with it.

Well, ladies guess I best get going. I AM going to go walk as soon as I get off this computer and then do my cleaning and jump in the shower.

Hi to everyone else. Take care ladies and have a wonderful day and weekend if I don't see ya later today or tomorrow.

Know you all are on pins and needles as to when I get my chompers.LOL. My first fitting is Tuesday. None to soon for me. Been having to get my walk in at the crack of dawn so I don't have to smile and say good morning to anyone. Had no idea I was so vain.lol. My diet is centered around mashed potatos. yogurt, cottage cheese, soup,apple sauce, ice cream ,(for comfort and I don't feel a bit guilty)and Slim Fast shakes. I want a burger and pizza so bad I can almost taste it.Grrrr. I am greatfull I'll have the new teeth by Mother's Day. The kids always take me someplace really nice and I look forward to it.

Back again for just a few minutes...

Had to report that I did get in a walk. Went ahead and did a 25 mn. walk on the treadmill, 10 mns. on the exercise bike and did some weight training, just a few minutes of that-didn't really time myself. Don't know if that was good for my arms or not but it kind of felt good. So it's a start for sure.

Pam~I would do the same. I think we all are vain to an extent. Hey, at least with your eating it may be a good thing in that you will lose some more weight! It actually doesn't sound so bad.

Okay, I'm outta here again. Not sure if I will make it back again today or tomorrow so have a GREAT weekend everyone! See ya

quick update:

Brandon is doing better, he still has a somewhat cough and running nose. Me and the jumping bean are doing great. Tommy, who has two jobs at the moment, got another job offer yesterday. He would be working at a phone store, but he would be making up, money wise, for the two jobs that he has now. He should hear about it today and we will go from there.

Marti~ I hope TOM isn’t being too much of a pain for you. The weather seems to be evening out some, so he should be getting rid of it all soon…..I hope!

Ellen~ We miss you, and we hope to hear from you soon!

Jane~ Thanks for updating the new members. Sounds like you had a fun day!

Cristi~ Sorry you didn’t get to watch The O.C. or CSI. When I was flipping through the channels, I found CSI, I think it was around 10 or so when I was flipping. It was summer like, then it turned to winter, and now it seems to be on a warming trend, once we get passed this weekend.

Suetalks~ Yeah, he had a blast at his party. He loves playing with all his toys now. He will even purposely play with the ones that daddy finds annoying. He has this fire truck that you push the driver down and it makes noises and then moves, Tommy doesn’t like it that much because it is too loud and makes too much noise. Brandon knows that daddy doesn’t like it, so he purposely pushes the driver down over and over again. Sorry to hear about your server.

Terrie-Lee~ Sounds like you had a busy day yesterday! I hope today is a much calmer day for you!

Cristi~ My sister has rose bushes, and I think she has a rose of Sharon, actually, I think she has a couple. I am not sure about your rose of Sharon, have you asked a florist or someone at a plant store?

Pam~ Good luck at your fitting!

Well, better late than never, I guess!

Sue - we put out a garden with everything you could possibly want in it. Even popcorn, lol. Neal takes care of it since he has most of the summer off. After December, he'll have every day off. Sorry you have to change servers! I don't even use the email addy that comes with mine. Just always use yahoo then I don't have to change it when my server changes, lol. Am I lazy, or what?

Terri - I like The View, too, when the hosts aren't all talking at once. Isn't it funny that Star Jones won't talk about her weight loss? I had heard that she did the stomach-stapling type of surgery. But whatever she did, she's looking so nice now! I don't really watch a lot of daytime TV, but have to admit I'm getting hooked on Y&R.

Cristi - the only body lotion (with a scent) I use is the same fragrance as my perfume - Ralph Lauren Blue for Women. I get lots of compliments on that fragrance - even from strangers!. But mostly I use unscented Aveeno body lotion. It is so rich, and absorbs easily w/o any greasy feeling. I had several Rose of Sharon plants when I lived in town. Not sure what could be making them die out! Maybe you could call the nursery where you bought them, and ask for advice, since there are so many different strains of them, and maybe they can tell you what's going on.

Pam - speaking of dentures, Neal's partial broke in two yesterday! He got some mending stuff at Walmart and fixed them, thank goodness. When you first get your teeth, it will feel so alien, but before long, you won't even know they're in. As I mentioned, I have a partial plate on top and bottom, both, so although that's a little different, I feel for ya! After a couple of days, though, you'll start getting used to them, I think.

Mindee - good luck to Tommy getting the job. Sounds like it would sure give him more hours to be with his family.

Got the laundry and linens all caught up for the moment, lol, and I've been keeping the house looking nice. Also re-organized the playroom. Spent some time with Maggie and Jerry today, too. He's out of it, most of the time.

Have any of you picked up the new Oprah Magazine? It's the 5th anniversary one, and has a bonus "What I Know For Sure" supplement. Just got a new WW magazine, too, with some interesting-sounding recipes in it that have piqued my curiosity. If they're any good, I'll give you a head's up!

Toodles!