Halloween candy sucks. I've had 4 mini bars today.. in addition to two rice cakes that came straight from Japan, and they are a little greasy, so I know they are not as healthy as my Quaker Oats ones. I can't read what is in them.. all Japanese to me :D

ok... going home now.

Happy Wednesday... It is Wednesday right? We are expecting a cold front today.. so I sent the girls out in jeans and jackets.. even though they don't need them this morning. By this afternoon, the temps are going to drop over 20 degrees!

I didn't exercise last night. My aunt and uncle came over and we had a really nice visit. I was kinda surprised by that. They didn't leave til 8 PM.. and by the time I got the girls into bed... I just wasn't into exercising. I am procrastinating and I need to get past that.

Well... I'm not sure where everyone is.. but HI EVERYONE!!!! :-) I miss ya!

OK.. I'll check back in later to see if anyone comes up for air!

Cherie

Hi Girls.

Cherie, sorry you have been alone here the last couple of days! I have been busy and have not made time to post :^:. Plus I couldn't get on the internet today so dh had to call our internet server and figure what was going on with it today. Ds had a field trip today. He has got these two girls that just will not leave his side. It is so cute. One of them calls him her boyfriend. I am not ready for that yet, lol! I went over to the mall after to spend my gift certificate from my birthday and bought some bras and panties and I got these really cool knives. Oh joy, huh :lol:. I am just way to boring, lol. I also got some wine glasses and I am trying to talk dh into having a glass of wine once in a while with me. My eating has just been terrible, yikes!! I have to get control of it. I want at least ten pounds GONE!! I had some brats for dinner tonight. But on wheat buns ;).
The weather here was so hot and humid today. I could not believe it for this time of year. We are suppose to get a big cool down though tomorrow. Hopefully that will bring some of my motivation back to excercise. I just have such a hard time excercising in the heat. My body totally swells up even when pms is not here. I don't know what is up with that? We also ended up going apple picking last weekend. It was a great time. The apples taste so great right off the tree. I also tried a new apple crisp recipe from my Paula Dean cookbook. I will not even tell you how much butter went into it. I cut the recipe in half though. I love her recipes.

Cherie, I bet you will look beautiful in your black dress. How fun to dress up! I have not dressed up like that in years either. You have a thumb sucker too, my dd has been doing that forever. I remember on my ultrasound she was doing that in my belly. I am trying to talk her out of it. She is four. So hopefully I can get her to stop. I am craving Halloween candy sooo bad! I want a Almond Joy!! None in the house though.
I am glad you had a nice visit with your Aunt and Uncle. Your dinner sounds so good. I have not had meatloaf in ages. It is a great fall comfort food.

Cal I hope you busy week is going smoothly for you. I have so much respect for teachers. They work so hard!

Well girls kids are asking for a snack and dinner just got done with an hour ago, lol. Check back soon! Hi everyone. :)

Btw Noelle I hope you are having a great time! You come back tomorrow I thought you had said. Missed ya!

Night Girls :)

Julie.. your son has some girlfriends eh? :D Well, back when Hannah was in kindergarten, they exchanged valentines with the class. In her bag was this very lovely homemade one that obviously someone helped the little boy with, and it said on the inside, I LOVE YOU HANNAH, LOVE ERIC. Well.... as you can imagine.. Mom wasn't too thrilled with this... and Hannah told me it was from her BOYFRIEND!!!!! I finally got to meet this little boy one day during the summer, and I have to say, she had good taste cause he was a cutie! :-) Now she has boys that she 'likes' and I try to keep it light hearted and enjoy her innocence. She still thinks kissing is EWWWWWWW so that is a good thing! :-)

Oh... and on another note about Hannah... I got two letters in the mail from her school yesterday. She took a standardized test a couple of weeks ago, and she scored above average on it. The second letter was from the school saying because of this ability test, (she scored in the 97-99% of kids her age and kids in her grade across the US), she qualified for the Gifted and Talented program in her school. And that she would remain throughout her school career in the G&T program! I am so proud of her! I knew she was smart! Now if I can only get Megan to be half that bright... but I think we are going to have a few learning disabilities with her... I just need to sit down and start working with her at night.

My diet and exercise has gone out the window... and I don't know where to find it. It just sucks not to have any motiviation. I am finding myself slipping into a depression again, for no reason that I know of.. so I may start back on the antidepressants for a while.

OK.. well, I hope everyone is doing great..... Julie, did you watch the biggest loser this week? I really liked Ryan.. I was sorry to see her go. But she looks awesome now.

OK..back to work.. talk soon,

Cherie

Cherie, congrats on your little Hannah! Wow that is great about the about her test scores. That is really something to be proud of. My ds has his conferences coming up and I hope and pray to hear good reports. He has really got adjusted to kindergarten very well. It is quite a change for a kid to go to school all day when they were never in like a full time daycare setting. But I have positive feeling he is going to do just fine.
I am sorry you are feeling down. You know you have been through so much, with the loss of Steven and moving and taking care of the girls on your own. It must be a lot to handle. You are so so strong! The girls are lucky to have you as their Mom.
I caught the end of the Biggest Loser. I have been missing parts of it. I have to send myself and e-mail to remind me. I liked Ryan too.
Okay I will check in later on, I have to finish getting dd signed up for dance class that starts next week. And I think I might make some tuna salad sandwiches for lunch, YUM! Have a great day girls :)

Have a great Friday. Hi everyone.

Hey girls, I'm back! I am tired and feeling headachy but I am glad to be home. I lost my voice at Disneyland (Space Mountain) and maybe California Adventure (Tower of Terror), then I caught a slight cold so it was a double whammy on my vocal chords. I sound like a raspy chain smoker :smoking: Anyway, the vacation was great, I did write post cards in CA but did not get to send them out until I got to Vegas so you guys should be getting them any day now. I missed chatting w/you guys but I had a blast.... my sis called me with the news that Motley Crue is supposed to doing a tour stop here in HI on 12/14--wouldn't that just be a major birthday treat for me??? I was seriously contemplating extending my stay in Vegas since they are performing at the Hard Rock on 10/8 and 9....I flew home on the 6th :( But anyway, concert tix there were $195 and up.

I have to go back and read up on the thread...I'll be back tomorrow hopefully. Love ya girls. Talk later.

Hi Noelle!!!! So glad you are back, I missed chatting with you too! Glad you had a great time. You better take care of that voice because you will be losing it AGAIN on your birthday ;). That is so COOL about the concert right on the day of your birthday. You are going to go aren't you? WOOHOO so excited for you. We regret not going :( ....I felt like I was to old....what the heck was I thinking :lol:? Anyway I will be watching for the post card from you, that was sweet of you to think of us. Take care of that cold and get some rest girl.

Cherie are you feeling better? Thinking of you. Any plans for the weekend?

Cal how is break going? Relax and have fun!

Angie, how are you doing? Did you take a ride yet to see the fall colors? I think they are almost at their peak up north here.

Dips any word yet on where you are going? Been thinking of you.

Kempy miss chatting with you.

My mom just stopped by and dropped off a Casper DVD for the kids. I think we will watch that tonight. That will have to do until Chicken Little comes out, the kids can't wait to go and see it. It looks like a cute movie. One of our local grocery stores is having their annual pumpkin festival today so we are going to get some. The kids want to carve one so I will be making toasted pumpkin seeds. I just love the smell of a fresh cut pumpkin. Yesterday I went and I got a new pair of jeans but I got a size smaller than I am wearing now. And everytime that I want to have a bowl of ice cream after dinner (I had a bowl after dinner everynight this week :o) I am going to think about the jeans. Also I am going to go make room in the family room for my treadmill, I am going to dust the thing off and use it. Have a great Saturday everyone. Check back later on :)

Hey ladies! Sorry I have been MIA again. My mom passed away in September, and I have been having a rough time. I feel like I was hit by 2 ton of bricks, one when my husband did what he did, and another when my mom passed.

Needless to say, my diet has been non-existent. I am considering buying stock in Brach's candy corn :ink: . I truly believe I am a sugar addict.

It's getting colder up here :(. Highs of 60.....Blah! Think maybe I'll fly south with the geese for the winter!!

I'll write more later!

Hope everyone is well!! :)

Good morning girls, happy Monday happy Monday happy Monday happy Monday....I'm thinking if I say it enough times I'll start to believe it??? I am suffering from the Monday morning back-to-work-need-another-vacation kind of blahs. I spent the last half-hour planning my next trip to Vegas for New Year's eve :lol:. This time we are bringing our work crew instead of giving them a cash bonus. Leaving the kiddos at home this time so we can have some alone time too :love: :devil: I am wishing i was at home so I could do some laundry. It's Columbus Day but a lot of people are working here, so I guess I should too.

Holly, :grouphug: I know your mother was ailing for some time. I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine being without my mother so I know how devastated you must feel right now. If you need to talk, you know where to find us, PM me if you like. Maybe you need a Hawaii vacation? Take care girl, we miss chatting it up with you around here.

Julie, did you get some good sized pumpkins? I like to carve pumpkins too, not so much for the smell, but for the therapy effect--gripping that knife and just gutting that poor gourd ;) hahaha. I must sound a little crazy about now. I remember one year Rick and I went out at the last minute to get a pumpkin for Halloween. THe only ones left were these huge, like 20+ pounders (that's huge for us). He ended up grabbing my mom's Betty Crocker cookbook (I kid you not) and making pumpkin pies from scratch! I was so amazed, and proud of him. THey tasted awesome too. Did I already tell you guys that story? :dizzy:

Cherie, that is so great about Hannah, I know she will excel in the G/T program. You have every right to be proud of her. Feeling a little down these days? I always get a little blue right before all the fall holidays--I mean, I enjoy them and all, but there's something like too much pressure with having them all roll one after the other...Do what you have to do to get yourself through. How's your work week going so far--or are you a lucky one that has the day off today?

Angie, don't be a stranger lady--we miss you around here. What's happening in Guilford these days? :)

Kempy, thinking about you and how things are going in your town.

Dips, is it mum's the word? Top secret military stuff and the like?

Cal, hope you are enjoying your fall break, I know I enjoyed mine.

Hello All,

I am enjoying my break so far. Yesterday I had the day to myself. Ashley and Alberto were at school. I cleaned Ashley's room (a feat I still haven't finished.) :dizzy: I have a conference with Ashley's teacher this afternoon. Conferences were last week, but they were during the same time as the conferences at my school.
We're not going anywhere for this break. We're saving for next summer's trip to Europe.

Holly: I'm sorry about your mom. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you always.

Angie: I hope everything is well with you. We miss you.

Noelle: I'm glad you had a good time in Calif and that you got to spend some time with a friend. Thanks for the postcard. I had thought about going to CA during this break, but we will probably go in Dec.

Kempy: I hope you can come back online soon. We miss you.

Cherie: Congrats on your daughter. She will do very well. When is the cruise?

Dips: We miss you as well. Let us know how things are going.

Julie: We don't have any fall colors here, but it is starting to cool down. This morning it is about 60 and the high is supposed to be around 85-90.

Take care everyone.

Cal

Hi girls

Noelle we did get some pretty nice pumpkins. Go Rick baking those homemade pies. I can't wait until Thanksgiving to eat some pumpkin pie. Isn't so hard to get back into the swing of things after a vacation, I hope you are having a nice Tuesday at work.

Holly I am so sorry about the loss of your Mom. Sending prayers your way. Feel free to come and chat whenever you have the time.

Cal have a nice rest of your vacation.

I went to the dentist today and my mouth is hurting. I am going to drink some ice water. I just can't stand the smell in the dental office, it gets me sick to my stomach. Anyway girls thats is it from my end. Not to much to report. Anyone hear from Angie? I wonder where our girl is. Take care everyone. Bye for now. :)

Bump!
 

Pulling us off the 2nd page....what's happening girls? Cat got your tongues? ;) Hope everyone is doing fine and enjoying life. I don't have much to report here. In the news though, didya guys hear about actor Josh Holloway (Sawyer?) on Lost was robbed at gunpoint in his Hawaii home? This guy lives in a posh neighborhood now, on the east side of the island (i live out on the wild wild west :dizzy: ) I know it made national news. I don't watch Lost much, but I do know a good looking guy when I see one. Apparently the robber guy went into Holloway's home when he and his wife were in bed (it was early morning) took some of their valuables then drove off with his Benz. That just sucks. To liven things up around here, here's a pic of Mr. Holloway. :T

Hi Noelle. I did hear about that. Scary. He is a good looking man!
I LOVE LOVE your quote. Awesome. Well just wanted to pop in and see if anyone was here. Gotta run ds is getting out of school. Hope to see more of everyone around and hello! Check back later :)

Just popping back in after dinner. It sure is getting slow around here. Come on out everyone. Not much to talk about without everyone here. Miss chatting with you all. It seems like everyone including myself is busy I guess.
My dd started dance class this week. She looks just so cute in her little outfit. It is a tap/ballet class. Also I went on a field trip this week with my ds to a pumpkin patch. We got a nice little pumpkin. My husband suggested we go on a trip this winter. Either to a ski resort or maybe Disney, if we can save up. This winter heating costs are going up 70% from last year around here! That is just crazy.
Well girls that is about it from my end. Hope to hear from all of you. Take care. Hi Noelle, Cherie, Angie, Kempy, Cal, Dips and Holly :)

Hi All,

I sure miss everyone. I agree with Julie that everyone must be really busy. I know the holidays are creeping up on us and I look forward to the support from everyone during those trying, but joyful, times.

Yesterday was Ashley's 8th birthday. She is so excited about being 8. Her dad wanted to spend some time with her because he doesn't get the chance very often, so he took her at about noon and they went off for some Daddy/Daughter time. He took her to the Science Museum and out to dinner. I enjoyed some alone time and then spent the evening with both of them.

I feel I'm really getting some rest now. I have one more week of break and I'm sure I will be ready to go back by then. Ashley is out of school yesterday and today, so I do get to spend some time with her.

Come out everyone and tell what's been happening.

Thinking about and missing everyone.

Cal

Hallelujah it's Friday!!!
 

Cal, please let Ashley know that Michael, Rick and i wish her the happiest of birthdays. :hb: :gift: :hat: :balloons: :woo: Wow, 8 years old already, a young lady! :) Glad she got to spend some quality time w/dad too. Enjoy the rest of your time off!

Today is sunny-but-drizzling. How am I supposed to get the laundry done without the sun??? Ha, who am I kidding, i love throwing everything in the dryer. Anywho, it's a month of birthdays for our family here. It's my #2 sis' b-day (45?) and I got her a Victoria's Secret Love Spell shampoo and conditioner set. It's my nieces 17th b-day on Sunday, then my #3 sis b-day on the 20th--she'll be 44. My two sister's were born 1 year and 6 days apart. My mom was busy huh? :lol: and that's just the #2 and 3. She had #1 to take care of too. 3 kids in 3 years :eek: then 4 more to follow! :yikes:
We'll have a combined b-day party for the lot of them so we don't end up having to eat cake on 3 different occasions.

Anyways, just rambling :blah:

Julie, you guys surely deserve a vacation somewhere warm--when you say Disney, you mean "world" right? That's obviously closer to where you are. I don't know if it was the travel channel or what but I was just watching a segment on Disneyworld where they showed all the hotels they have in FL on the Disney properties. Some are the exact same thing as in CA, which is kind of neat. In fact, aren't most of the parks anywhere in the world almost an exact replica of the other? I love Disney, hope you guys get to take a vacation there.

So hey! Angie, Kempy, Holly, Cherie, Dips....anyone else I may have missed, come out come out wherever you are. Have a good day everyone.

Okay what is going on here? It is just plain lonely around here. Angie, Cherie, Kempy do you have a new computer set up yet? It is hard to keep the thread up with just a couple of us. Miss you all girls.

Hey everyone... I've been missing in action... just that non motivational crap going on... I've been busy with the girls... girl scouts and such. Tonight, I have a meeting at Hannah's school. Because of her recent aptitude test, she has been admitted unto the gifted and talented program with our school district, so I am very proud of her. Tomorrow night will be a roller skating party for the girl scouts, so I'll be taking both the girls. This week I have payroll to run (that is what I was running last week too) and when my work is done on Thursday, I'll be gone til the 31st on vacation! Alan and I and the girls are leaving Friday morning to drive down to Houston. From there, I drop the girls off at Natalie's and Alan and I will spend the weekend at the bay. On sunday, we pick up our friends from the airport and our ship leaves out of Galveston Bay. Well be back the following Sunday... I am taking my camera, so I will take pictures.. I gave up on trying to lose weight, so I am fitting nicely into my 12s. Not quite the 8's I wanted, but I am not going to stress over it.

Alan and I are doing fine. Still don't get to see him as much as I would like.. but we might get too much of each other this next week!

Steven's family had a memorial for him this past weekend. Hannah is still having a very hard time with it.. we just take it day by day. They are looking forward to going on "vacation" too.

Oh.. I traded in my old civic for a newer used car. A 2001 Subaru Outback. I love it. The girls love it.. it's great. I got a bike rack thingie for it this past weekend, so now the girls and I will be able to take our bikes to the park (and I'll have room to take them down to Houston for them as well).

Noelle.. thank you for the postcard! I hope you had a great vacation! Could you email me everyone's addresses? I would like to try and find something like that while we are on the ship! my email is: [email protected].


Cal.. Happy Birthday to Ashley... :-) Wow.. 8 yrs old. Hannah's will be here in two weeks... I can't belive our babies are growing up so fast!

Julie.. sorry I went missing on you... :-( I feel bad... I hope you are doing great.. and I second.. you need a vacation! Some place really fun!

Angie and Kempy.. how are you girls doing?

Dips.... missing you too!

Well, ladies... I need to get off here... I just wanted to say hi... I don't know what I let my depression get the best of me sometimes.. I really do miss you guys! I have vowed, that Nov. 1st... I am going to get focused.

(((((HUGS)))))

Cherie

Cal, Happy Birthday to your sweet Ashley. :hb:

CHERIE....nice to see you. I am so excited for you going on vacation. I think this is just what you need. You deserve it. Go Hannah. What a smart girl. Congratualtions.

We went out of town last weekend to my Dad's on the lake. The weather was beautiful as well as the colors. We took a boat ride and got some nice pictures of the leaves. It was refreshing. I needed to get away.
My dd has dance this afternoon and I just put her tights on her and realized they are footless! So I have to find a thin pair of socks to wear for tap. Ballet shoes are okay without, but not tap shoes. Dh bought them. Got to give him credit for even picking them up though ;) :).
Tomorrow is conferences. I hope to hear good things. :) They are bringing up autism again. Which I have been going through a very hard time with that. So they are going to do some testing. I don't personally think he has it. Whatever though, I will do what it takes to help him throughtout life and school. I just love that boy so much and want the best for him and to be happy. He is such a great kid. So smart and caring personality. This is just weighing heavy on my heart. In my eyes he is perfect. Anyway ladies I will check back soon!
Take care. :)

Hi girls, just checking in. I have been running around this morning, first dropping off the pup to get spayed and then bringing Michael to school. I can't find my Costco card to go and get some gas so I'm kinda pissed about that. I have it in my wallet normally, but because I went on vacation I took all the unecessary things out...I don't know what happened to the little baggie I put it in :mad:. Gas prices here have finally come down to just under $3 for regular. That sucks! It's supposed to come down even further next week but I dunno about this stupid price cap law we have. It's not helping my piggy bank. anywho, just had to get that gripe off my chest.

Cherie, of course I'll send you the addresses. I'll do that today when I get into the office. What I did before i went on vacation was to just make address labels for all the people I wanted to send a post card to. It makes it so much easier--just peel and stick, and voila! You soooo deserve your vacation, and it sounds so wonderful too. Let us know what you thought of it. My sis is trying to get a group together for a cruise to Mexico in April 06. Well, don't stress too much this week and enjoy your time off.

Julie, I loved those pictures of the fall colors, absolutely breathtaking. We do not have anything of the sort here, it's kinda just the same all year round, except for some rain during the winter. I'm not complaining though. Yesterday morning as the sun rose, the sky was a bit orange and the clouds had an outline of pink against the blue. That usually happens when there's volcanic activity, awesome sunrises and sunsets. Hope you got in as much relaxation as you wanted. How did your ds' conference go? I don't want you to worry too much about a "label". He is a happy, loving, well-adjusted boy and he'll do just fine with your support and the support of his teachers.

Angie, hey! What's up girl??? You abandon us? Were you affected by the flooding that happened last week? I hope you are safe and doing well.

Dips, any word on your recall? Did you hear about how a certain percentage of reservists or those who were recalled to duty did not report, and the military is not going after them? I'm not suggesting your just dis the call, but... :devil: Hope you're doing well.

Kempy, miss ya girl. Are things settling back to normal? I hope so. If you need anything, holla! :)

Cal, are you back to the trenches yet? Enjoy your day.

:grouphug: Hugs to all who need them. Have a good one! :wave:

Holly, how are you doing these days.

:wave: hi

Hey everyone!! How are you? It's getting chilly here..... :p . We had an abnormally hot summer....and now it has been rainy and cold for 13 days in a row!! These 35 degree mornings are making me want to head south.

Unfortunately, I gained weight back, and was up to 143.5 as of last week. I have been more careful, and am down to 142 today. This dieting stuff is not much fun. I seem to gain so easily, and it's so hard to lose. I work out 50-60 minutes a day, 5-6 days a week, and still manage to GAIN weight if I am not careful about my eating :(. My motivation is making sure I can fit into my clothes because with gas and heating as high as they are I cannot afford to buy new ones :lol: . The problem is, chocolate and candy corn are calling my name. It's awful! I sometimes play on a site called pogo.com, and they have dancing candy corns on the advertisements. Talk about torture!

Noelle,

Hey! WOW! I guess those crue tickets were expensive!!! Here the tickets were $50 each, which included entry to the state fair! I was watching a Dr. Phil epsiode the other day about a woman who was so obsessed with Tommy Lee that she tracked everywhere he was going to play, actually had a dry erase board! She said that it would be great if she had a boyfriend who would have plastic surgery to look like him! A vacation to Mexico sounds nice right about now!

Julie,

Hi! The colors aren't as bright here this year. Good luck with your son. I understand your struggles. My oldest son has ADHD and now they are suggesting bi-polar. I love him so much, and he has such a great heart. HE just has a difficult time with alot of things in life.

Hi to Kempy, Angie, Cal, Dips, Cherie...everyone else! Have a great day :)!

Good Morning

Cherie, how did the meeting go for Hannah? I hope you had a fun time at the skating party :) Almost time for vacation :D for you! I bet you will look so pretty in your black dress. Hugs and be safe if we don't here from you before you leave!

Noelle, the conference went very well. He is one of the smartest kids in his class. He counted to 111. And told the teacher he could keep going to a thousand :lol:. Which he can. Overall I was pleased. I am keeping a positive outlook on everything. It helps ;). How is Michael doing? Hope you found your card! Have a great day and don't work to hard girl.

Holly nice to see you. When I dropped ds off at school it was kind of cold out. I should have put a hat on my ds. But it is going to warm up. Rainy that long, yikes that would do damage to my mood. I am not looking foward to being inside all winter. I might keep up walks, even in the snow. Thanks for sharing about your son. I wish the best for him. I sure know what you mean about heating costs. It is going to be so expensive this year.

Hi Angie.

Well laundry is just about done. Fun fun :lol:. I am going to try and get some kind of excercise in today. Even if it is just leg lifts.

Hi Kempy, Cal, and Dips. Check back later on. Have a good day everyone.

YEAH!!!!! I have my puter back and the internet is up at least for now. I have lots to do on the computer so I can't chat. I did want all of you to know that I a still alive and things are slowly getting back to normal. I missed you guys so much. And hey, why didn't any of you guys call me? :D

Kempy is Back!!!! Hi Girl....Missed you

Can't wait to catch up with you! :) :)

Hey you guys!!!! Sorry I didn't check in yesterday, but I was busy trying to get payroll done and out the door.. and I can now say, as of 15 minutes ago.. its FINISHED!!!!! Almost vacation time!

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO Kempy is here! Girl.. you have been missed!!!!!

Julie.. the skating party went well.... the girls had a blast, and it's something I'll need to do again with them soon.

Noelle.. thanks for the addresses... and what a great idea about the labels.. I may try to do that later this afternoon. That would make it so much easier!

Hi Holly! Welcome back!!!!

Angie.... I'm waving hi back to you!

:-) Cal!

OK.. well, I am watching Wilma. She may be destroying all the pretty sites I was wanting to see next week. I'm still taking my camera and I'll document the aftermath.. but it's a shame.. I am so sick of hurricanes and all of their destruction this year.

I saw a picture of myself at the skating rink from last night, and all I can say is.. I am ashamed. Once I get back from vacation, I am going to print out that picture and paste it all over the house to motivate myself. Nothing like a full length picture to make you realize what you are doing to yourself.

OK. well, I will check back tonight... all I will be doing is laundry and packing!

Talk to you guys soon!

Cherie

The squeaky wheel gets the grease!
 

Good morning ladies. I have a lot to be happy about today. First things first, :cb: our girl Kempy is back!!! :cb: Woo-Hoo!!! Yay, I'm so happy to hear from you. ummm, I dunno why I never thought of calling :o :doh: But, you know we thought you every day right? Love ya girl! How're things at the "new" salon?

Secondly, we've been having a problem w/some homeless people (like 5 or 6 people) living under a bridge near our house. There's a vacant lot right behind our house which is adjacent to a canal. Under the bridge is where these people are. Well, normally, if they didn't bother me, I wouldn't bother them. But you guys remember that time that crazy lady was in the middle of my backyard and the dogs were going nuts barking? Well, lately we've been having some people stealing from our fruit trees. We've got tangerines, papayas and some beetle nut trees (which look like palm trees w/nuts)... anyway, someone's been coming into the yard and actually cutting down the whole bunch of beetle nuts--that's like 200-400 nuts on one bunch. Now my dad likes to sell these things for a little extra cash, and he sells them for $.25 a piece so that's a huge chunk of change he could be making. I wrote an email to the City and complained about these people who are trespassing on my property and stealing from us. Our yard is completely fenced in and the land that they are tresspassing on is also completely fenced in so they shouldn't even be there. So this morning, there's a dump truck, a backhoe and a couple of cops, and a whole bunch of city road maintenance workers down at the canal clearing out those homeless peoples' makeshift tent city over there. Like I said, if they didn't bother me, I wouldn't bother them. But when I feel unsafe in my own backyard, I am going to do what I feel is necessary to protect me and my family. You guys can think I'm heartless, but you've got to understand that most of these people around here are in those circumstances are on drugs and not in their right minds. I'm glad they'll be moved on.

Holly, I bet Tommy Lee would say that lady is "craise" (crazy), she sounds a tad bit unhinged. I missed that Dr. Phil show, shucks! The tickets here in Hawaii were $74 with the service charge, that's around average these days. I have loge seats so I will be above the crowd and able to see everything from the comfort of my own seat. my girlfriend got 8th row floor seats but I'll bet she'll have to stand up on the chairs to see anything. I hate it when some guys like 6'+ are in front and you can't see a thing.
Yikes! 35 degrees and rainy? :( Stay dry and think warm thoughts :sunny:

Julie, glad your conference went well. I know your mind is put at ease now. I knew you had a bright little boy on your hands. Michael's doing well, thanks for asking. He got to head up a group of kids that put on a mock TV news reporting presentation in their class. After the project, he told the teacher that it wasn't easy getting kids to listen--I bet she agreed 110% :lol:

Cherie, I hope Wilma doesn't wreak too much havoc and you can see what you wanted to see. I dunno though, that hurricane looked humongous. I'll be crossing my fingers and praying that things will calm down in the beautiful caribbean.

Hi Angie, back at ya :wave: Now come out and let your fingers do a little dance across the keyboard. We miss ya out here. You've at least got to come out and say hey to Kempy ;) How cold is it getting in your neck of the woods?

Hello to Cal!

Well, I have to give my puppy some pain meds as the dr. ordered. I dunno if she really needs them though, she just jumped up off the ground onto the picnic table out back like normal. Man, if I had surgery yesterday I'd be hobbling around. :D Have a good day everyone!

Hey kempy, I missed you so much. it was great to talk to ya though. Thank you for letting me know you were okay.

Noelle, I dont think you are mean for having them removed. I would do the same thing. I have a hard time pitying drug users myself because if you know that you are going to take something that can get you addicted instantly and it will screw up your life than you are getting what you wanted. My cousin is a big drug user and she lost 2 kids and noone even bothers anymore. She brought her mom down for 16 years before she gave up. What a waste of a life.

Well, I found a note in Brits room so I read it...I know bad me but I did find out that when we let her go to a sleepover at one of her friends house thay had one of their friends Mom buy them liquor and cigs. I can not believe some idiot ***** would buy liquor and cigs for 13 year old girls!!! I am so mad. It happened about 3 weeks ago but I just found out about it. I would call the loser and ream her but she is a braindead moron. I mean this womans husband died from cancer a few years ago and now she buys cigs for her 13 year old son. DUH!!

That is where I have been. I havent been dieting at all, I did redo the kids bathroom and Coreys bedroom this weekend now to redo my kitchen....the kittens have chewed off half of the border.

Hello out there,

Noelle, I don't blame you a bit....you're right. Safety comes first. That is just so funny what Michael said about getting kids to listen. The teacher must have laughed so hard. LOL. Forgot to say hope Lucky is doing well. Jumping around all ready, huh? What a trooper she is. Btw you are going to the concert? Wave at Tommy for me.

Cherie, that is a shame about Wilma. I hope you still have fun though. Glad the girls had fun roller skating. That may be a good thing to do with my kids during the long winter. I was also planning on taking them bowling. I just hate those stinky bowling shoes though :lol:.

It is going to be cold here tonight. May have to kick the heat on. Or put an extra blanket on. Okay I think I am going to pop some popcorn. I have this new book I am reading I wanted to tell you guys about it is called French Women Don't Get Fat. She has a pretty interesting approach to eating. She says eat for pleasure, don't get stressed about eating the wrong things. It kind of makes sense because when I am hungry for something and I don't eat it, like a cookie and have something else, it just makes me eat 4 of them later. Just thought I would mention that. Sorry for babbling. Have a good evening all. :)

Hey Julie, I missed ya while I have been sulking. It is freezing here too. We are going to have a high tomorrow of 47 and our lows tonight are supposed to be 33. We had bad foliage this year too. It has rained so much and everything has been bland.

I painted Coreys room black and gray with a black border with a big red flame going around the room and I have to say that it looks really nice. Noone thought it would when I was doing it but after it was all done it looks great. I will have to try to post some pics.

I hope my last post doesnt come off as too moody, I dont mean it that way. :lol:

Hi Angie,

My God....I can't believe that mother. What is she thinking? I would be ticked too. Some people these days. I hope Brit is doing well.
You have been busy re-decorating. I have really got to get to Home-Depot and pick out some new paint for my hall bath. I want to paint it a rose or dusty cranberry color.
Talk with you later :)

Hey ladies, is it Friday yet? This has been such a dragging week. My eyes would like to close right now and I've only been at the office for a little over an hour and a half :tired: . Last night Rick decided that he would like to take karate lessons with Michael so he had his first class. He took Kempo Karate a while back so he had most of the form and stances down. We also sit around and watch Michael twice a week so he (Rick) knew most of the moves, punches and blocks. He gets a discount too since Michael is already enrolled. The sensei asked if I'd be interested as well...you know, I really would be except that I'm so heavy now that my knees are not in the best condition and my left hip is still not fully recovered from that stupid fall I had a few weeks ago. Do I sound like I'm making excuses? :lol: I'm not, really. In fact, now that Rick can take Michael on Mon/Wed I can go walking w/my sis during that time. I was so out of condition on vacation that I need to get back into something active. I feel so blah.

Angie, you sure have a knack for decorating. Corey's room looks great, as do the bathrooms. Does he love it? He better. Glad you decided to come back out of the woodwork. I dunno what to say about Brit's friends mom buying the ciggies and alcohol...that's like child endangerment??? Gawd, I would be livid! But you know, looking back, i had a girlfriend in high school who when we went to her house for 'sleep overs', although her mom wouldn't be the one to buy us any liquor, she wouldn't say anything if we brought it in ourselves--of course, we were like 16-18 years old at the time....not saying it's a better scenario, but I know there are parents like that out there. Scary! I've become such a "mom" and I ***** about my niece skipping school and doing bad things now that she's a senior. I guess I'm nervous because I know what i was capable of at her age :lol:

Cherie, hope you enjoy your vacation--praying the hurricane doesn't interfere. Be safe and enjoy.

Julie, how's your day going so far? I wish I could send you guys some heat...it's still hot here, (reaching mid to high 80's). I want rain and cooler temps. wah wah wah I know... :lol:

Well, I gotta run and attempt to do some paperwork before I lose it and just go and take a nap on the couch... :)

Have a great day all.

Hey guys. I still can't chat. But I did want to say htose pics of the rooms Angie are great and Julie I wish I could see all of those colors here. No such luck. Did you get my card Julie? I still think our mail is screwed up.

I do have one thing to say.......... ECHO HAD PUPPIES!!!!!! :dancer: :dance: :woo: I have to get back to the big girl. I'll try to pop on tomorrow.

Congratulations on the new pups! That is so exciting.....so what colors do you have? I thought you were planning on getting her spayed? But who cares? Puppies are so sweet. So how's the new mama doing?

Did i mention to you guys that I got to go see Cesar Millan last Saturday? You know, the Dog Whisperer? That guy could've been a comedian if he wasn't a dog behavioralist.

Hey guys, here's something fun: http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/3fcweightyissues

you put your zip code in and the map will show where you are. This is not to freak you out or anything, it doesn't show "specifically" where you are, but the general area of your zip code. I thought it was neat. If you add your zip to the map, we can see how spread out we all are across the US.

Congratulations Kempy and Echo!!! How many puppies did she have? Oh I cant wait to see pics of them.

Noelle, I added myself to that. Oh boy we are so far apart. :lol: I hope that someday we can meet up in person though.