Oh.. and Julie... I totally spaced Thursday and didn't watch Survivor.. I was so sad that I missed it. :-(

Hi Girls!

Cherie, glad to know you got the confirmation about social security. Your weekend sounds nice. I am happy that you and Alan are seeing each other's children. It must make you both feel closer to each other. :)

Noelle what going on in paradise? How is Michael doing?

Kempy is your power back on yet? Wishing the best for you and Joe!

Hi Angie. Thinking of you.

Dips how is school going? I bet you are sooo busy with work and school.

Hi Cal, are those kiddies staying in line?


My weekend was pretty quiet too. Nothing to exciting. Saturday we were gone the majority of the day at my mom's. The weather was beautiful. She has a campfire area at her house so we roasted marshmallows and brought the kids bikes. They had alot of fun. We did end up ordering my favorite pizza. Sunday was filled with cleaning and running to Walmart and grocery store. All in all a nice weekend. My pms is just wiping me out this month. I have a major case of "bloatation" :lol:! I have to stay away from that salt shaker. That is about it from me. Not much news from my end. Check back soon. Have a good Monday. Hope the sun is shining by you, send it this way if you can ;). It feels like evening, it is dark and rainy!

Oh Julie.. I love the dark and rainy days. I would gladly trade you. Yesterday, the heat index went over 100 degrees, and all week long the highs are in the 90's AGAIN... just when I thought summer was over and done with.

Oh, I forgot to mention, I got the girls their halloween outfits on Friday... Hannah found this cool pink princess outfit.. long sleeves, all the way to the floor dress.. and Megan is going as Princess Analise from Princess and the Pauper (barbie style). They both loved their outfits, and have been playing dress up.

Angie.. how are you girl? How is your daughter doing? I've been thinking about you all weekend and hope things are getting better.

Kempy.. are you dried out yet? :-) We miss you around here.. hope you can come back soon.

Noelle.... how was your Hawaiian weekend? :-) That just sounds wonderful.. :D

Cal.... Hi there! :-)

Holly.. are you still around? Come back and see us!

Julie.. your weekend sounded so nice.. I love the campfire thing... roasting marshmallows.. YUM!

OK.. well, back to work here..... I'll talk to you guys later!

C.

Cherie, love the girls outfits for Halloween. My dd is going to be a ladybug and ds might be a pirate....or he might pick something esle yet. My dd loves to play dress up. In fact she has a little girl makeup kit. And she did her makeup this morning. Green eye shadow. Oragne Lipstick and Bright Pink Blush!! I told her she can do her own makeup for Halloween :lol:. I better go see if she has all of it off by now before we go pick up ds at school. LOL

Hey girls, happy Monday! I am super busy with trying to tie everything up from the previous weeks where my computer was acting kooky and I couldn't do any data entry--this sucks majorly! Then I am trying to line everything up to pay before the end of the month, gotta get those bills posted and checks cut before we go on vacation. We leave next Wednesday but I feel like I am working under so much pressure :headache:. It's good I guess, I have a deadline to work toward so I actually sit and do work instead of goof off. Sorry I can't pop in too much this week.

Glad to hear you guys' enjoyed your weekends.

Cherie, your girls' outfits sound adorable. I was a mean mom and told Michael that he will wear one of his karate gi outfits so I don't have to buy another "costume". I only bought one set of black and only have him use the pants from it. I did let him buy a "faceless" ninja type hood. It's kind of weird because it has a mesh thing over the front which they can see and breathe through, but when you look at him straight on, you can't see his face at all--so I guess he will be a faceless ninja for halloween :lol:.

Julie, your little one must be so beautiful with her makeup :lol:. She will make an adorable lady bug and your boy a fantastic pirate. Do you guys have the same problem with buying a costume early, and then your kid wants to be something else when Halloween rolls around? :rolleyes: I was at Costco (or Sam's, I can't remember which) this weekend and saw all those cute plush costumes they sell (i.e. ladybug, teddy bear,etc). I don't know why they sell those here in HI--it's too freakin' hot for our kids to wear that on Halloween. I distinctly remember the temps being in the mid to high 70's and muggy.

Man, I gotta get back to work.

Angie, how's Brit doing? Hope you can pop in . Take care girl.

Kempy you too, what's shaking?

Hello to Cal, Dips, Holly and everyone. Have a wonderful day.

Julie... did you know today was the National Talk like a Pirate Day????? REALLY.. It was. :-)

LOL Cherie, Thanks!! I had no idea. I didn't even know there was such a day. I just told my boy before he got in the tub and he was running around saying ARRRRRRR!!!! He has got a patch for his eye, hook for his hand and the hat.

Oh girls....I was looking at some pics tonight from last year and my weight is up. I was so in control of my eating last year. Tonight I made chili and topped it with tons of cheese and fritos. I will get back on track. Even if I have to carry around old pictures. :lol:

Lets all have a healthy and happy Tuesday tomorrow. My goal is to eat three meals and cut back on sugar and salt. And to drink more water. I might start writing down my meals for the next day for a while just until I am back in the swing of things.
GOOD NIGHT Ladies.

Ahoy mateys! Arrrrggggh..... i jumped on the scale and :eek: shiver me timbers! :lol: :lol:

:-) Good Morning everyone!

Julie... chili.. oh that sounds so yummy. I can't wait til it cools down a little and I can make a big pot! In fact, I might not wait til it cools down.. that would be something really good for tomorrow when Alan comes. Fritos, chili and cheese... :-) YUM!

Noelle... I hear ya on the scale thing. That is one scary thing. :D

Well, yesterday, I ordered, picked up and installed a new digital cable box, its a HD/DVR box. So.. now I can watch those cool HD channels and I can have it record all my shows so I WON'T MISS survivor again. I got Hannah the HBO family channel, so she can get her Crashbox again, it's a kids educational program that is really really cool. It's on HBO on Demand, so she can watch it anytime. Its something I can watch with her and we both learn!

Tonight... it's time for the Biggest Loser. Thankfully, I have the DVR programmed to tape it since I will be taking Megan to her first Daisy meeting.. (and possibly Hannah to her first Brownie meeting).

Oh.. I didn't exercise last night.. no excuses.. just was having too much fun with the new digital channels. Tonight... I gotta get my butt into gear. I'm leaving in a month for the cruise.. and I still haven't seem to have lost any weight.. inches.. which is good, but no weight. So I need to buckle back down and just work!

OK.. back to work here.. I'll check in later!

Cherie

Hey girls, what's shaking? :cb: Us guys in Hawaii are watching 3 storms brewing east of our islands (Hurricane Jova, T.S. Kenneth and Hurricane Max). The first system is supposed to pass about 350 miles east of the Big Island, but with the other 2 right behind, you never know what could happen. I was at Costco this morning putting gas in my car ($3.09 p/gal reg and $3.23 premium :yikes: ) then I went inside to buy a couple of cases of water, batteries and somed canned goods 'just in case'. It seems everyone else was doing the same. We haven't been hit buy a major hurricane since 9/11/92 (Iniki). I think people are a little freaked out since Katrina and now with Rita. Better prepared then not, eh?

Cherie, enjoy your digital cable and DVR thingy. That is so cool to have. I still have my old analog cable box from about 10 years ago :lol:. I'm looking into maybe getting the Dish network? Does anyone know about that system? My cable tv and internet bill are going up so much, I'm thinking of switching to the dish and maybe DSL of some kind....things to ponder anyway. I didn't realize there was Girl Scouts younger than Brownies, the Daisies, how cute! Is it cookie selling time yet? :hun:

Julie, you are a beautiful, kind person--don't let those pictures get you down. If they motivate you, great, but if they make you feel down in the dumps, fahgeddaboutit! :lol:

What's happening to the other ladies around here? Hope everything is alright... come out come out wherever you are. :sunny:

Hey girls, GoodEvening :)

Noelle, hurricanes around you now, my god....stay safe. I can't have two of my dear friends in a hurricane. I hope the storms pass! I never knew how to spell fahgeddaboutit, LOL :lol:! Love it. Can't stop saying it now. Haha.......I am a goof.

Cherie are you getting ready for the Biggest Loser? I am, it is a good tv night. I want to watch the Biggest Loser and Dancing with Stars-Dance Off.
Girl, I have been making chili all summer. I know though it is a cold weather meal. But I can't go to long without a bowl of chili ;). Hope the meeting were fun and went well tonight with the girls!

Hi everyone. Come on out and say Hello :). Take care girls. Bye for now.

Hey girls whats going on? :)
It is sunny and a warm 84 degrees here. Can't complain! Did anyone watch The Dance off-Dancing with the Stars? I watched it last summer and wanted to watch the re-match last night. I could not believe how that John O'Hurley was whining how he wanted a rematch to dance again because he should have won! He was going up against Kelly Monaco, she has the best skinny body ever. Okay enough babbling about that.
Just wanted to check and see if anyone was here.
Hi Cherie, Noelle, Angie, Kempy, Dips and Cal!!!! Have a great day everyone.

Hey girls, happy hump day. Not much going on here. Good news though, those hurricanes that have been coming slowly my way, they've been downgraded and are going to the northwest so they should only cause some humid conditions and some rain in the afternoons through the weekend. So I'm happy about that. I am being a good girl and doing my work like I should be doing. I'm almost caught up so maybe I can stop by here and goof off more.

I got in touch w/one of my high school girlfriends and she lives in Laguna Hills, CA, she says about 20 minutes away from Disney so I may hook-up with her for dinner one night. Haven't seen her since...well, I think I last her when I was pregnant--that's how long ago, 6-7 years? It'll be nice to reconnect.

Julie, I don't think I caught any TV last night. We did play 2 games of Scrabble though :dizzy: I had to put a ban on TV and video game playing for Michael because he got in trouble in school for talking excessively after being warned several times :rolleyes:. (He's portuguese for gosh sakes--and in Hawaii, "portuguese" means not only race, it means motor-mouth :lol: ) It's the same old story as last year. This is the 2nd time in 2 weeks. Well, last week he got in trouble because he was making "noises". He does the same things at home and I just can't get him to stop short of taping his mouth shut. Any ideas? I have a P/T conference tomorrow afternoon so I'm sure well be discussing that.

Has anyone heard from Angie? I'm getting worried about her and her daughter...think I'll send an email over, but I don't wanna be intrusive.

Well, i guess i should get back to work :)

Hi to everyone else :wave:



Cherie, so what did you catch on TV last night? Anything good? I canceled my Blockbuster movie pass rental thing and will switch to Netflix instead. THen I don't have to even drive to the store. Am i lazy or what? :lol: When do your girls have a fall break from school?

Noelle, glad for you and your family the storm got downgraded. About little Michael, boys will be boys! I know I have one, haha.... I have my conference coming up for my ds. I am praying everything is going smooth. I think everything will be fine with our boys :). Let me know how the conference went. Have fun catching up with your girlfriend. I am sure it will bring back alot of good memories of your friendship and you being pregnant with your son.

My mom gave me a call tonight and told me to turn on the news channel, did any of you see the Jet Blue airplane do the emergency landing tonight? It was pretty scary. The front landing gear was stuck sideways. I watched the landing live. Those pilots are heros. They landed the plane and the front wheels were sparking and there was a little fire but it went out by the plane came to a stop. It was really dramatic! God was watching over those people for sure.
Okay girls it is almost 10:00 pm! The morning comes to fast. Going to go and get ready for bed. GoodNight! Have a great Thursday tomorrow.

Hello my girls
 

I'm sooo sorry that I've been absent these past several days but my new school and work schedule takes some getting used to. Today however I would love for that to be my biggest problem but now it is the least of them.

I got a letter from the Army ordering my mobilization back into active duty. Ya girl is being pulled back in. Good thing I still have the old uniforms, huh.

I have to report to duty in about a month. In the meantime I have to withdraw from school, quit my job and figue out what I'm going to do about my apartment. BF doesn't know yet but he won't be too thrilled about it. My mom and aunt cried all night.

I know that Cherie and Kempy have dealt with real issues this year so I won't be so insensitive as to let this break me as I know there are much worse things that can happen but DAMN This SUCKS!! I was so happy to be getting school going but I guess in essence, school will still be there whenever I get back.


Noelle- So very glad that you didn't get hit with the hurricanes.
J- My sunshine, I bet you make a really good chilli. I would love to try it.
That "Biggest Loser" show is some good quality tv. I LOVE it!!
Angie- What's poppin babe, hope everything is okay with you and your family.
Cherie- How's the diet and excersise coming along?


I have to go to work now. We're in the middle of a big project and everyone is more excited than I've seen in forever so I won't tell them until after the project is complete.

Anyways, keep in mind that I'm just sharing this info with my girls. I'm not sad and deppressed, just a little pissed off. Don't be sorry for me just join me in my pissed-hood :lol: I'll keep everyone posted.

((((((((DIPS))))))))) I am so sorry to hear your news. What a major upheave for you. This is a life changing event, as much as what Kempy and I have gone through, so just know, we are here for you, and will do anything we can to help. You just never know what life is going to throw at you. I am so sorry, I knew you were so excited about school and being back home in NYC. ((((((HUGS))))))

Noelle.. I am so happy to hear that the hurricanes will miss you. Where are these reported? And why don't we hear about them here in the States??????

Julie... I finally watch The Biggest Loser last night.... and the premiere of Lost. I am so loving this DVR thingie... fast forwarding through the commercials. I can greatly reduce my TV watching time if I just let it record my shows, and then come back and watch them later! Time Management!

Angie... We are thinking about you and your family. I hope you are OK.. Please check in soon we are all worried about you.

Kempy.. same with you.. hope you are doing well, and life is getting back to normal.

Holly and Cal! HI! :-)

Well... for the first time in three years, I am happy I am not living in Houston anymore. I have called Steven's dad and step mom and they are being evacuated. I have offered my home to them. I have also tried to call Natalie and her family, but they were in the middle of a family disscussion and she hasn't called back. I hope they can get their stuff and get out of there. This hurricane that is going to hit the coast is going to be bad.

Well... I took off a week and have just been feeling blah.. it's a vicious cycle... you stop exercising, and stop eating right, then you stop feeling good about yourself, and you stop feeling good, and then you don't want to eat right, and you don't want to exercise.. and you just sprial. Well, I do anyway. So, today, I am back to focusing on my goal. All I have to show for my week of endulgence is tighter pants. So, I am back with a modified version of Phase one and a smidgen of Phase two. And my butt will get on that treadmill tonight one way or the other.

OK.. well, I better get back to work... OH and Julie... I got stuff to make chili for this weekend! :-) You got me craving it!

Talk soon!

Cherie

I am such a klutz
 

Hey girls, I was washing my car yesterday afternoon and like a dummy I stood on a chair (something I always do) to dry off the roof. Well, after going up and down a few times, the ground below was a little wet and my left foot slipped out from under me and I landed on my right hip :stars:. I think I overextended my right leg so it hurts like a s.o.b.! I had to get up on my knees and haul my big @ss up to my feet by holding onto the garage railing because no one was around. What a dummy. I know I shouldn't have been standing on that damn chair--with my dad falling off the stool not too long ago and hurting his arm... and to make matters worse, I only got done wiping half the car so the other half has water spots--AND Rick had to take Michael to his karate lesson afterward and it freakin' RAINED! So i hurt myself for NOTHING! I am taking 800 mg of ibuprofen for the inflammation and it's working so far. No visible bruises but my joints are out of whack. I do hope I can walk during my vacation. If this isn't incentive to lose weight I don't know what is. My gawd, I am so pissed at myself. BTW Michael took his exam for his orange belt and I think he did really good, so come Monday he may be a higher rank :crossed:

Dips, ya mon, that sucks about the recall :mad: I bet your old uniforms will be too big. all I can say is Godspeed, friend. Any idea when this will all take place and where you'll be going? I'm right there crying w/your mother :cry:

Cherie, you're making me want a DVR now. Am I finally going to succumb to digital cable??? :lol: I just heard that Hurricane Rita was downgraded to a Cat 4, still huge, but a little bit of good(?) news. I know you have many friends and family in TX and I send my prayers to keep them all safe. You know, I don't know why some on the mainland don't hear about stuff going on in the pacific. Maybe because of Katrina and Rita being such BIG storms a "maybe" hurricane threat to our tiny little islands isn't such news...that's my take on it. Our Costco and Sam's clubs were actually out of stock on bottled water, there was an article in the paper about that. The good thing is that all of the 3 storm systems near here are weakening. You never know what will kick up next though.

Julie, that JetBlue landing was amazing. That pilot was so skilled and he just saved everyone's @sses. Imagine being on the plane watching through the video monitors--that must've been so crazy with flames and the screeching metal. I'm so glad everyone was safe.

Well, I should get my butt back into a comfy position so i don't aggravate my aches and pains. You girls have a good day and wish me a speedy recovery so i can have fun at Mickey's house :crossed:

Hi Girls. I popped in before but now I have a little time to post.

Dips I feel bad for you. Because I know how much you are enjoying your apartment, school and work sounds like it is going great. Hugs!! Are you going back to Italy? I hope you are going somewhere you will like atleast. Keep us posted.

Noelle, you poor poor thing!! I hope you heal up in time for your vacation. Go Michael on his exam :bravo:!! You know as you said to Cherie, I don't hear that much about stuff going on in Hawaii. I wish I did. I can tell you some farming and Packer news if you want it, Just Kidding! I will not bore you with the details :lol:.

Cherie, I hope your friends and family are safe. I just can't imagine how scared everybody is after Katrina hit. I think I am on the same page as you as far as taking a week off. Well I think I took a little longer than a week from excersing and eating right :^:. Soon as my pms terror time is done I am making a commitment :). I have to. Don't you just love fast fowarding through the commericals? Haha....it is like saying I don't have to watch these dumb advertisements if I don't have to LOL.

Gotta run girls. Dh just came in and said he and dd are making an apple crisp, I don't think I will be able to resist a warm serving with a scoop of ice cream :o !! Check back later tonight.

For all of you not posting just know I miss you very much :)!

Btw....TGIF :D :D

Noelle!!!!!! Oh girl, I hope you are feeling better today. You poor thing. :-( Good Luck to Micheal!!!! That's pretty exciting!

Julie.. APPLE CRISP??????? Oh YUM... I just love those and apple pies. YUM.

I am sitting here watching the news online from Houston... the waters and waves are starting up now on the coast. I think I'll be watching this all day long. My friend Nat and her family are staying put, they tried to leave yesterday, but couldn't. The traffic was so bad, and I haven't heard from Steven's dad either.. and he is right in the way of the eye of the hurricane. I hope they left last night like he said.

Do any of you have a digital scale to weigh your food? I am trying to find a good one. I also splurged and ordered a heart rate moniter last night. So I am going to get really serious about this diet and exercise thing.

Oh wow.. a levee broke again in New Orleans. :-(

OK.. well, I better get back to work.. I'll talk to you soon.

Cherie

Oh.. weight in.. 154.00 today. Down 1.5 from two weeks ago. :-)

Go Cherie Go!!! :cheer: Down is good. You have that wonderful cruise to look forward to to keep you on track. I don't have a food scale or a regular scale for that matter. I think my niece swiped it. She's into judo and boxing so she's very conscious of her weight--darn skinny girl has got some muscles. Gosh I feel so bad for those people in Houston. I can only pray some more that everyone who could not evacuate are kept out of harms way. Did you guys hear about that evacuee bus with the senior citizens on it, they think someone's oxygen cannister exploded and ignited the bus, killing half of the people on board. That is just so tragic. And the levees in NO are failing, again... what the heck is going on? I hear there's talk of gas prices rising to $5-6 a gallon after this hurricane. I can only hope it's not true.

Well, the leg(s) are feeling better today, just a little achy in the thigh area, like a mean charlie horse or something. The left knee is still a little weak as well, my weight can not be helping things at all. Once I get my legs back I am going to get them working again and get some of this damn bulk off. Michael's PT conference went really well, the teacher said she didn't have anything "of note" that she could show me. According to her, he's reading at a 3rd grade level (along w/3 other kids) and come next quarter she will be expecting even more from them (sorry I just had to brag a little :lol: ). The only thing that brought his overall grade down was his handwriting...duh, he gets that bad penmanship from his dad :lol: I guess I've got to convince him to slow down and write neatly as it is part of his grade. So all in all, he's doing pretty darn good in the 1st grade. :strong:

Julie, how's the weather in your neck of the woods? I wouldn't mind hearing news about cows or cheese....or Brett Favre :T I was watching a show called Sports Wives (?) or something like that. They featured his wife, how they met, their daughters, his charity, blah blah blah...just kidding, it was a good show.

Have any of you ever watched Soap Talk (w/Lissa Rinna?) they are filming here in Hawaii (yesterday and today) so you might want to check it out to see the touristy Hawaiian sights (Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach). Rick was working at a condo in Waikiki and the cast of Lost was filming on the beach below where he was. Sucky thing is, I had his camera that day to take pics at Michael's school function... so no paparazzi photos of Matthew Fox :( .

Anyway, HOPE ALL THE REST OF YOU GIRLS ARE DOING GOOD OUT THERE. Long time no hear. Stay safe!

Hi Girls, Happy Friday.

Cherie, way to go on the loss of pounds! Keep it up girl. I don't have a food scale. I would love to get a pedometer also. I might look into getting one.
Hope your friends and family are safe. I can not believe NO. is getting hit again. So scary. Have a great weekend!

Noelle, happy your legs are feeling better. Go Michael. That is wonderful about his reading level! You must be so proud! I have never seen Soap-Talk. I love Lisa Rinna though. Cool about the cast from Lost. I wish I would have saw that. The weather here is nice and cool here. It was in the mid-sixties today. Sunny too. Fall is here. I am ready for it after the long hot humid summer.

Well ladies we might go to a local orchard this weekend and pick some apples. Not to much else planned. Well I have to go get the kids in from outside or tell dh to put jackets on them. It is actually a little cool. Talk with you all soon. Hi everybody.

Wishing you all a nice weekend :)

It's been a long week. Only 2 more before break. I gave my kiddos a Literature test today and because they are reading in Literature Circles (they're in groups of 5-6; about 6 groups per class and I have 3 Literature classes) they are all reading different books. I had to make up 10 different tests; it took me over a week to do. :dizzy: I'm glad it's over. Now I have to grade them all before Monday. Only....2....more....weeks!!!!!

Noelle: I do hope you're feeling better. Take care of yourself. I hope you enjoy your visit with your friend. I've decided not to go to Disneyland for Ashley's birthday this year. I really enjoy going at Christmas time, so I think we'll go then. Of course, next summer we're planning to go to Europe and we've even discussed going to Disneyland Paris.

Cherie: It is scary to think about another hurricane threatening a Gulf city. I have friends in Houston and they are also being evacuated. My sister's in-laws also live in Houston, but on the northeast side. They are not being evacuated.....yet.

Dips: :grouphug: I feel for you because I know how excited you were to be back home, in school, and having a terrific job and bf. Let us know where you'll be so we can send care packages. You're always in our prayers.

Angie: I hope everything is ok. Please check in so we know you are ok.

Julie: I saw the news special about that plane in LA also. It was amazing. Those pilots ARE heroes. I had such a good, tingling feeling as I watched that plane land safely. I was so happy I cried.

Kempy: I am praying that everything is getting back to normal for you. Please check in; we really miss you.

It's late for me so I'm saying goodnight and God bless you all.

Cal

Good morning ladies, I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd jump online...it was 3:30 a.m. when I got up :yawn: We had dinner at an Italian restaurant last night and i still have garlic breath :faint: :lol:. So what's everyone up to today?

Cal, nice to hear from you. I like how you said "Only....2....more....weeks" like it was some monumental struggle :lol: :D Ooh, Disney at Xmas must be soooooo fun. Disneyland Paris sounds wonderful too. Ashley is a lucky girl to be so well travelled.

Julie, have fun at the apple orchard. I can smell the apple crisp baking already :hun:

Cherie, what cool things do you have planned for you and your beautiful girls this weekend? Any word from family and friends in TX?

Dips, so did you break the news to everyone? They're gonna miss having you around, and that goes for us here too. Yeah, and like Cal said, let us know where you're headed so we can send you some good stuff.

Kempy and Angie, hope you too are doing OK. Come out and say Boo :)

Well, I need to do my laundry so I can see what needs packing. Only 4 more days til vacation :cb: Have fun today ladies.

Hi everyone!

Cal nice to see you. Your vacations for the future sound fabulous. Countdown is on, 2 more weeks :D!

Noelle are you all packed up yet? I will miss you around here. Have a great time :)!

Kempy I hope you are okay after the last storm. I have been thinking about you. Jump on line when you can girl.

Cherie, have you heard from Natalie or Steven's Dad? I hope they are safe also.

Dips how are you? Have you heard more news yet on the move?

Hi Angie, Miss you! Hope all is well with you.

I did not end up going to the orchard, the weather here was terrible. We had alot of rain. But maybe next weekend. Didn't do anything to exciting. I made a huge ham dinner last night complete with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, ham rolls, cauliflower and jello salads. I was hungry for an Easter dinner I guess :). I got leftovers and can't wait for dinner tonight.
I just cut my bangs....I hope it doesn't look funny, but I am in the in between hair cut stage and don't want to pay all that money for them just to trim up my bangs, I want to grow the back of my hair longer. Well girls wanted to pop in and say Hello. Check back later on.

Happy Monday girls... how was your weekend? Mine was spent doing laundry and attempting to pack. I went to Walmart for a few "last minute" things and ended up spending $103... sheesh--so much for saving some money for vacation! :lol: It was miserably hot over the weekend, 86 degrees, but w/the humidity it was like 94, no breeze to speak of. I can't wait to get into a little bit cooler weather. I think I'll be okay walking-wise, the knees and thigh muscle are a little achy but nothing will keep me from seeing Mickey. This afternoon Michael should be getting his orange karate belt :crossed:

Julie, your easter dinner sounds yummy! I like to take a roll and put a little dab of mashed potato in it and a slice of ham :hun: Sorry you guys had a lot of rain but the apple orchard will be there next weekend eh? How are the pumpkin patches in your area? I drove by the nearby farm and the field was just a blaze of orange.

I'll be out on appointments tomorrow so I don't know if I'll get to check in before I go on Wednesday. I'll miss you girls while on vacation but will be thinking of you!!! Bye Julie, Cherie, Cal, Angie, Kempy, Dips....everyone. I'll be back in HI on the following Thursday afternoon :wave:

Hi guys, I am so sorry I havent posted in a while I just havent been into doing much of anything lately. Brit is doing okay now I guess. I am sure it is just the normal teenage crap but it is very unexpected to be dealing with it all this young. On the plus side she did pass all the drug tests they gave her at the hospital so I now know that was the first time she really did something wrong.

I got a call from Kempy today and she wanted me to tell you all that she misses chatting and she doesnt know when her checks will come in so she can get a new computer but she will be back. They made it through the last storm okay...they didnt even lose power. She wanted to know if you got her birthday card okay Julie?

Noelle, Thanks for the email, I hadnt even realized I had been missing for so long. I am sorry.

Well, the leaves are starting to change up here. I cant wait until full bloom because I missed it last year because I had Salmonella...remember? YUCK!

GoodEvening Ladies.

Bye Noelle. Have a wonderful time :) :wave:

Hi Angie, good to hear from you. I am so happy Brit is doing better. I have been saying prayers for you guys. Wow, I remeber when you were sick last year. I can't believe it has been a year all ready. Time goes by so fast. I remember how sick you were. It was like 20 days straight wasn't it? You will have to take a nice car ride and check out those leaves!! They are just starting to change here.

Yes, I did recieve Kempy's card. I just opened it today.
THANK YOU KEMPY!!!! It was a nice surprise. I was so happy!

Cherie, how are you doing? Hope all is well with you :)

Well girls my ds has a little homework. I can't believe how early they start getting homework now....LOL, I don't remember doing homework until 5th grade. Biggest Loser is on tonight and I would like to catch a couple of minutes of it. Bye for now
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Julie, I am so glad you got her card. She is so sweet. I love talking to her even though I seem to ramble on the phone. :lol: Yep, I was sick for over 3 weeks straight last October. YUCK!! That was the worst thing I have ever felt. I wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy.

Noelle, Have fun on your vacation. I wished I could come too. :lol:

Dips, I just read what you are going through. I am so sorry. I know how happy you were to be starting a new life and college. That is too bad. Do you know where you are going yet? Stay safe. We love you.

Cherie, Whats up girl? How are you doing?

Well, I did 15 whole minutes on my bike this morning. That is 15 minutes more than I have done in 2 years so I guess it is a small start. My legs were so red and itchy after. haha

Hey everyone.... sorry I've been missing.. this has been a hectic week. I've been to the dentist three times.. with my forth one tomorrow, it's been payroll week, and Monday I went and traded my old civic for a newer used car, a 2001 Subaru Outback Wagon, and that has been taking up my time.....

Diet wise.. I have been eating everything in sight. Not pretty I tell you... I just love food. Last night was Hannah's first brownie troop meeting, so I got way off my schedule again. Thank goodness for DVR, cause I have the premiere of Desperate Housewives to watch, The Biggest Loser, Boston Legal and the Amazing Race to catch up on... and tonight... LOST! :-)

Angie.... ((((((HUGS))))))) its so great to see you back.. I have missed you. I hope Brit is doing better. Your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Noelle.. have a great vacation!!!! And I hear you on the heat.. it's been in the 90's for the past two weeks here.. and I am so sick of this weather. It's FALL... it should start feeling like fall instead of the dead of summer.

Julie How are you doing? I took the girls this past weekend to go see Corpse Bride, and I thought of you.... Remember me telling you I thought you reminded me of Helena Bohnam Carter? Well, she has the lead voice in that movie! Movie was OK.. girls liked it.. I got bored a little, but as I said, the girls liked it. Not as good as Nightmare before Christmas in my opinion, but still good.

Dips... any word yet? Have you already been shipped off??????

Kempy.... we miss you!!! Hope you get your computer soon!

Cal... Break is almost here! I wish I could say the same for our school...

Holly.. have you left us again?????

OK.. well, I need to finish checking payroll..... I am just so unmotivated right now. Not even the cruise is helping me watch what I eat (except for when it goes into my mouth).

I'll talk to you guys soon!!!

Cherie

Good Morning... Thursday. My last trip to the dentist for this week... and more money spent.

This dieting/exercise thing is just a constant struggle isn't it? I mean I want to be healthy, and I want to lose weight, but I just am not doing the things I need to do to accomplish that goal. I am eating badly, I am not exercising, and I am sitting on my butt. I've gotta just do it I guess. No excuses, no whining, just do it.

Last night, I made chili. It was really good, but I got it too spicy and the girls wouldn't eat much of it. Afterwards, we went to the library, and I picked up the copy of the book Food for Fitness by Chris Carmichael (lance armstrong's trainer) that they were holding for me. I am going to start reading that today and just get some motivation. I came home, and the girls went to bed.. and I just wasted the rest of my night. I finally watched Desperate Housewives (I can't believe Rex is really gone, that was so sad) and The Biggest Loser. I got to bed late and had weird dreams all night, so I am feeling a little tired today. Oh.. and a cold front moved in yesterday evening, and it was brrrrrrrrrr cold this morning.

Tomorrow, I am renting a trailer, and I am going to take my brother the furniture I am giving him. I've been waiting for almost two months for him to come and get it, but he hasn't been able to, so I will just take it myself.

OK.. well, I need to go work on my desk. My dentist appointment is at 2.. so I probably won't check back til later tonight!

Have a great day girls!

Cherie

OK.. no more dentist appointments for at least two or three weeks! :D Next cleaning is in three months. My teeth are sore from all the deep cleaning they did this week...

After my appointment, I met Alan downtown and we went rollerblading along the river. It was nice. Neither one of us had done the trails by the river before (they just completed them earlier this year) so it was something new for us both. Afterwards, we went to Earl's BBQ.. there on the canal (right by Toby Keith's I Love this Bar and Grill) :-) So I had a really nice afternoon.

Now.. I need to feed my girls.. I hear them screaming outside so I guess I better go check on them.

C.

Hi Girls!

Cherie, you poor thing going to the dentist that much, what are you having done if you don't mind me asking? I hope not a root canal....I had two and those things are a pain! I was ticked I forgot about Desperate Housewives and did not turn it on until it was almost done. How did Rex die? I was suprised when I turned it on and saw the funeral. It was cold here this morning to. I think it was in the upper thirties. It only got up to the fifties here today. But the sun was shining so that was nice. Congrats on the new car! I like those :). You know I am having a hard time with eating. I think that fall is here makes it harder. Lets just do the best we can :)!!

Angie, way to go on the bike ride. It is more excerise than I have done.
How are the kitties doing?

I am going to go and watch a little of Survivor now. Just got out of the kitchen. Made a big dinner. Roast beef, mashed potatoes and squash. It was great to run the oven on a cool day :). Nothing to exciting going on with me :lol:. I want to go to the mall and get some fall clothes. I need running pants and just everyday clothes to wear. Okay bye for now.

Julie.. I wish I could send you my recording of DH.... about Rex.. remember in the finale he was having heart problems? (due to the drugs that the mad pharmasist was giving him) He was in the hospital and they were going to do a surgery on him, but he had a heart attack and died. The doctor called Bree while she was at home and told her, and the final scene of the last show was where she was sitting at the dining room table.. it was such a moving scene. Anyway... they had the funeral this time... and Rex did look like a creepy dead guy... I loved Rex.. I didn't want it to be true. As for Zach... Susan's boyfriend knows it's his son.. Susan decided not to move in with Mike because of it, she is afraid of Zach. Lynette went back to work, aced an interview WITH the baby in tow, and Carlo's wife faked a paternity test to make it show he is the father. (She still doesn't know who the father is, but didn't want to go through the test). And you saw the last weird part with Alfree Woodard... not sure what is up with that.

I need to come to your house for dinner.. that sounds GREAT! Your husband better know exactly how lucky he is to have you!!!

OK.. I guess I can go watch survivor too... I taped it :-) I'll see you guys tomorrow!

Cherie

Thanks Cherie for updating me on DH. It is going to be a good season. Those women are all so darn beautiful! I'm jealous :lol:
I am going to shut this computer down now and try and get myself into bed. I am so tired, LOL. TGIF All!!!! The weather here is going to be really nice here this weekend so I would like to get the family outside doing something. Maybe take a ride north and look at the fall colors or go hiking somewhere. I would like to go and get some fresh apples too.
GoodNight Everyone.

Fresh Apples and hiking.. that sounds like a great plan! Myself, I'm just going to see my brother .. a quick trip to drop off my extra furniture. Sunday, it's church, going shopping for the cruise and back home to a church activity with the girls at Perfect Swing. A fun outdoors play park area. My weekend will be really full.. but fun.

Today, I am fighting a fever blister that came up yesterday and a headache that I had yesterday as well. I'm not sure where it's coming from, but I just wish these annoyances would go away.

The weather is is beautiful... nice and cool... sunny. I love this. I slept with my window open all night long. Wish I could do that again tonight.. but I'll be somewhere in Arkansas.. not even sure where we will be staying tonight! I'll play it by ear.

OK.. well back to work here. I'll talk to you soon!

Cherie

Hi All,

Sorry to be MIA for awhile. Report cards have to be input and printed by Monday. I had 95 5-paragraph essays and 95 Literature tests that still needed grading. I'm all finished and reading to input the grades. We have conferences next Thurs and Fri. I decided to print out progress reports for any students with D's or F's so I can show the parents why their son/daughter is failing; mostly due to missing work. This week will be hectic, but it's the last one before break.

Julie: Going to see fall colors sounds great. I wish we could do that here. Up north, near Flagstaff and Sedona, the fall colors aren't worth going to see until November. Maybe we'll take a drive then.

Cherie: Enjoy your weekend. It does sound like fun. I'm actually looking forward to having some time to do fun things. I am so busy with school that I just don't feel like doing anything very much. I will be volunteering at Ashley's school for a couple of days while I'm on break. I'm looking forward to it.

This is short and I don't mean to leave anyone out, but I have to go to the school to input the grades. I want to get it done early.

Have a great day and weekend everyone!!

Cal

Happy Monday! :-) It's October... I love October! Not too hot, not too cold. Great Month!

Well, I took my furniture to my brother Friday evening. I spent the night with them and got up and started coming back home around noon Saturday. It was great seeing my brother and his family, but it made me realize, I am so glad I don't have a baby anymore. His son, Connor, will be 2 on Xmas Eve. And all he did was cry! Needless to say, I asked Hannah if she wanted a baby brother now, and she said NO.. and I said, well me either.. and she said.. but you already have one, and I told her, See.. I know what I am talking about! :D My brother didn't appreciate that humor. :D

Sunday, I skipped church.. and cleaned the house a bit. The girls and I went and met a friend of mine and we went shopping for dresses for the cruise. I found a really nice black satin long dress to wear.. and a few others. It's going to be strange wearing these clothes. I haven't dressed like this in years, and Alan has never seen me in a dress really, so he will be surprised. Now.. if I can just buckle down for three weeks and make sure I look OK in the dresses, I'll be happy.

Tonight, Megan has her daisy meeting... and tomorrow my aunt and uncle are coming for dinner, so I need to make it to the grocery store.

Oh.. I took Hannah to the orthodontist.. and in a month, she is going to be fitted for an appliance for her upper mouth, with something called a Quad Helix with thumb habit reminder. Hopefully this will help break her of her thumb sucking habit and get her top mouth aligned. 6 months later, we will be addressing her lower mouth with another appliance. Now I know why my mother never took me to an orthodontist... they are expensive!

OK.. guess I better get to work now....

Cal.... Good Luck this week. Enjoy your break next week!

Talk soon,
Cherie

Good Morning! :-) Nothing much to report.. Megan had a great Daisy meeting last night, and I actually got on the treadmill! :-) Woo hoo! I tried out my new heart rate monitor.. but every time I tried to jog, it started beeping at me, seems my heart rate was going OVER the limit... so I need to look at the book and see if I can adjust it. Anytime I got it over 147 it would start beeping.

Tonight, my aunt and uncle are coming over. I am making meatloaf and mashed potatoes with black eyed peas. I hope I can control my eating.... I love that stuff! I never cook it cause it's just too much for the girls and I?

Well, I hope everyone is doing ok. I'll check back in later.