Just a quick hello!!

Been busy...took yesterday off w/James, and now I'm getting things done before work. (makes for a nice short week!)

I will catch up later when I have more time!

Ugh, it rained all morning, so no rummage sales for us. We don't know if we will get to try again tomorrow or not. It is supposed to rain for 4 or 5 days.

Thank goodness it cleared off enough this afternoon so we could walk even though it was cloudy and cool. I made meatloaf for dinner, but only tried a bite. Stuck to my diet.

Not a thing going on here, and worse, nothing for tomorrow either.

Hello Ladies... TGIF!

Wow what a busy week.. i went into town every day this week. Nolan started his soccer this week so it is every monday night and wednesday night. THey are so cute. Little munchkins running around after a ball.... Just a qhuick stop to say hello and hope everyone has a good weekend... glad noone in my family has allergies becasue there is so much crap in the air that my nice orange car is looking yellow! Today is my dads birthday so i have to go clean the house, because we are having pizza and cake.. He will be 49. I bought him a nice pair of jean shorts.. I wrappped it last night though so the kids wanted to give it to him so we went over and he opened it. Well i better get over there and start cleaning.. with my mom working out of town and only hoime on weekends it is just my dad and my brother living there.. and you can tell:lol: Ok have a great week end .... ttfn xxoo

Good morning ladies!

Boy, am I happy! Sore, but happy! I was so surprised when I stepped on the scales this morning and saw 205.5! I had to step on three times to make sure I saw it right. Now to keep going and keep the weight off. I think I sweat it all off this past week helping V! My regular WI day is Monday but thought I should get on there and see where I am at. Anywho...

Jane~when I did V's it was the same thing. All I had to work with was some ugly paper, and boy have they come a long way with the scrapbooking stuff. Bet your car (mini-van) is all shiny and pretty! I cleaned my car Monday, was getting a little dusty. Now I need to do the outside but it is supposed to rain.

Sue~today they are having city wide yard sales and they are everywhere. never really been lucky enough to find anything I can't live without so don't go to them. I do a drive-by...drive by slow to see if I want to stop. :lol: WTG on getting your walking in. I have been to pooped to do any exercise other than helping with the fence. Figure that is plenty of exercise.

Angie~my whole body is sore and hurting, really feel it in my arms. The legs aren't so good either but not as bad as the arms. Glad we are almost done.

Susan~I so would fire that guy and find another lawyer. I would be afraid to give him any money. Sure doesn't sound like he is doing his job and him talking to Mike, well, isn't that a conflict? He shouldn't be talking with Mike for any reason. Whatever monies you give him, I would definitely make sure and get a receipt stating what it was given for.

Marti~what a treat-to get a day off to spend with James. :love: Sometimes ya just gotta do that-make time for each other. Of course it's nice to take a day off from work too!

Anita~it's okay to vent, sometimes we all need to. Better to get it out than to hold it in. If my DH didn't like the way his shirts were arranged I would tell him to do it hisself! Of course he wouldn't say anything to me because he knows I would tell him that! :lol: I would tell your DH that you need help. I mean you are working too and it's only fair that he should pitch in at least a little. The snoring really gets to me too! I told DH once that if we ever broke up it would be because of his snoring, joking of course.

Pam~wow, only a 15-25 minute wait! You guys got lucky. That's what always tired me out when going there, the long lines. Of course then the fact that the ride didn't last very long I would be thinking was it really worth it? Of course it was! Glad you guys had a GREAT time!

Terri~loved when the kids played soccer, was so fun to watch. Hope your dad has a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Okay, Ms, Ellen~where are you off to? Hope everything is fine with you and yours.

Katy~are you up to your elbows with construction? Hope all is going well.

Hi to everyone else :wave:

Don't have much on the agenda today. Catch up on some house cleaning and laundry. Basically going to be an easy day for me, especially compared to the last few days. We almost finished the fence yesterday. Just have the two front sides to do which is about 50 or so pickets. Will probably finish it next week, unless of course it doesn't rain Sunday like it is supposed to.

Take care ladies and have a wonderful weekend!

Hi all
Well, the backyard is torn up...we are expecting some of the track athletes from DH's HS to come out tomorrow and dig out the rest in exchange for a nice donation to the track program.

Been keeping up on posts..just not tmuch time to post...Sorry

I went to the community center gym yesterday and had a nice workout...they have pretty nice gym there. I'm psyching myself up to go to the early morning aerobics classes....can get in and out before DH has to go to work...now I just need to get my behind out of bed!

No change in weight...I've been journaling and all, but I seem to be back in plateau mode.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Boy, I have to say I'm liking this sunshine!! It's that time of year where a gal just loves spending more time outdoors instead of indoors!

Yesterday I was up on the roof cleaning out the gutters while James was cleaning out his truck, I would have to say, I was done before he was! :D

Cristi--Congratulations on the weightloss!!! Hurray for you!! Keep up the work you're doing!! Taking the day off Wednesday sure made my week short! Today is my early day and I only worked 3 days this week! I had a great time w/James, he took me out to dinner. Was nice to get away from the house and just be together.

Jane--How in the world do you touch of gray w/an eyebrow pencil?? I was trying to picture that and just couldn't do it! :lol:

Katy--So what exactly are you doing to your yard? I must have missed it somewhere as to what it is you're doing. Sounds like a lot of work!

Angie--I think a thread for venting is a marvelous idea! Do you think that the chitchat thread would survive though if we did? :lol: I'm ready for some yard sales myself. I watched a show of the yardsales that go through a couple states...not sure what its called. But it sure looked like fun!

Anita--You can always vent! We all do and it always makes you feel better when you let it out. I hope he came to his senses and apologized for being a $%#$#@%!!!!

Hello to all the rest of the JL's!!

Since it is my early day I need to get in gear and get ready for work.

Have a great weekend!!

Hello Ladies,
Terri say happy birthday from us k?

ITs been raining heavy here for the last day and a half. ITs ok though since we need the moisture and Im laid up...yup thats right this graceful duck did a dive and broke her foot...
Ive got this HUGE air cast that doesn't go with any of my other outfits,,,*sigh If this post sounds funny them drugs they sent me home with are working...lol
Anyways just thought Id let you all know that theatre work is dangerous...and when they say break a leg (foot) I took that to heart...duh
better get back to bed...

Below was another post from my parents group.

Hope you are feeling better Ang!

(((Anita)))))

I agree Marti. If there was a vent thread I would never come back to chitchat.......lol


SOoooooooooo happy for you Crist!!!

Going home to rest......super tired.......zzzzzzzzzzzzz









So, Mike came and picked up Gaby on time.

My mom and I were in the basketball area watching Gaby ride her
tricycle, she loves that.

He walked in the parking lot and we said "Gaby your daddy is here!"
and she came with us.

She goes......Mike?

No, Gaby, daddy.

Mike?

No, daddy.......

Maybe she meant daddy Mike because I do call him that with her. She
calls R & R father Papa.

He bent down and she hugged him. She coughed and he asked what I was
doing about her cough?? I said....she doesn't cough with me and he
should at least consider that fact that he smokes and maybe that
bothers her. She doesn't cough with me. He said he would take her to
the doctor himself.......whatever. I just took her 3 weeks ago and
the doctor said to tell him not to smoke around her.

So, I told him I would walk to his car. My mother came behind us and
we started out for the hike.

I asked him where he parked and it ended up being around the corner.
Not too far.

He still had the old car seat and I said that wasn't
proper.....tsk,tsk. I sound like a school marm....

He said he knew and I offered mine but he didn't seem to take me up
on that offer.

He strapped her in the car seat and shut the door.

By now my mother is there and saying...... it was hard, that we
needed to be civil for Gaby's sake and that we still were holding
onto anger from our relationship....(yes, she spit this out in a few
seconds -in front of my residents who were sitting in front of the
building having a smoke......lol - gotta love mom!! woooo hoooo)

I just rolled my eyes and said "thanks Dr Phil"

I asked Mike where he was spending the weekend and he said he didn't
have to tell me. Actually he does , per my lawyer........and the
court order.I said "are you refusing to tell me??" and he said yes.

k- didn't bother me because now I can do a visitation enforcement and
he can explain to the court why he isn't telling me.

Off they went. Gaby is so cute. She was wearing a cute yellow
sweater, yellow socks, white sandals, blue jumper.....seemed happy as
a lark.....lol

I love her so much.

anyway, better go!

Hiya ladies,

Angie - thanks for asking about the family! Actually, it's Neal's back that's hurt. He is still limping and won't be part of the team after all. :( But at least he kicked butt during the one game he played, so he went out in a blaze of glory! Caylin is the one who got burned, and Mary's keeping vitamin E on it so it doesn't scar. Makenzie still has flu-like symptoms, but is better.

Cristi - YAY :cp:for the great weigh in!!! You are so close to Onederland!!! Hope you get your fence done soon! Yep, the van looks so nice, and it makes me feel better driving a nice clean vehicle! Silly, but true.

Marti - lol, I use the eyebrow pencil to touch up the grey roots where the part is. Now I've been trying to train my hair to just be brushed backwards, with bangs, so there's no distinct part line.

Hello to everyone else! Neal wants to watch a movie, so I need to finish this and get. Maggie and I hung out together today. We went to a flea market and had lunch and also spent some time at the Hallmark House. She seems to be doing pretty good, considering. Well, I better go....

Have a good one!!

See you at chit chat #132! :wave: