Hello ladies~

Crazy morning to say the least. Had to run some errands this morning and people are driving like fools. Not sure where they are going that they are driving that way, hope they make it through the day! So glad I went and did the weekly shopping last night, jeez! Talk about mad! It wasn't bad as far as the amount of people there, shoppers anyway. It was the workers! Didn't even think about them stocking the shelves at 10 p.m. okay, so I know they stock the shelves late at night but this was awful, like trying to go through a maze. There were boxes everywhere, blocking aisles and shelves. But we made it through...didn't get home until almost midnight though. Had to make a run to the local grocery store to find a ham. Carrie wants ham and Wal-mart only had a few left that were very small for $25! I remembered the store by our house is open until midnight and boy we barely made there. Thought I would run through the McD's drive-thru and get a small choc. shake really quick...yeah, right. You wouldn't think the drive-thru would have been so busy at 11:30. It really helped my throat, you wouldn't believe how good it felt going down. Didn't have any soup on hand at home, which was odd...I always have soup, of course I do now. Anyway, throat is a little better today. Have a killer headache though.

MARTI~gotcha about the dinner. I think if Jhanai said it would be okay that she really doesn't mind if you go. So I would go and try to have a good time. Don't know how you made it through the day on 3 hours of sleep! Hope you got more sleep when you came home and you are feeling refreshed. Try not to get stressed about getting Thanksgiving dinner together.

SUE~no after Thanksgiving sales/shopping for me either. I did that once many, many years ago and that was enough. Of course it was at the mall and we went at 7 am and it wasn't bad at all. Didn't find anything either but my mother did get in the local newspaper. They stopped us coming out of a store and asked us a few questions and quoted her in the paper.

JANE~that's like when Josh left too...I kept busy and kept it off my mind until the final week of. And man it hit me hard. Especially when I took him to the recruiting place. I lost it, I couldn't stop crying. And it's making me cry again. I think it's the week before TOM because I have been emotional all week! Or maybe it's because he's not here...probably both. I miss him lots! And just know that when Miss Katie leaves we are here for you! And the cherry and choc. pies sound delicious! What times dinner? And the blanket sounds so warm and toasty.

MARYKATE~I am relieved to not have to think about moving. But I am crazy because now I can't get that house out of my mind! I even drove by it yesterday on the way home from the park! I think the holidays will definitely take my mind off of it. I told V if I am still thinking about it in a month maybe we should just go for it. So I am hoping I'm not thinking about it. And I would love to come over and hlep you with your house! I do enjoy decorating and rearranging, etc. Did you say 3 comforters?!

ANGIE~so sorry about the sores, ouch. I hate when they spread, one is bad enough. Didn't even think about rinsing with salt water as Marykate mentioned, duh! I remember my mother always saying that when we had a sore throat, and it does work. I do hope you get to feeling better. And I would love to come to Canada, I have never been.

MICHELLE~thank you for posting that quiz site. It has been fun seeing what it says about everyone. I don't know why I have the name Melissa in my head but every time I go to write you name I put Melissa. You wouldn't consider changing it to that would ya? So when do you start your new job? Or have you already?

HI to everyone else

I need to get going ladies and get a few things done today. I am making just an everyday meal for tomorrow but with dessert, and not your typical thanksgiving dinner/desserts. DS wanted some brownies and DD wanted banana pudding so that's the extent of ours. And Vince likes both too. He really doesn't care what I fix, he will eat it anything just about. But I have some laundry to get done and want to vacuum again so I don't have anything to do tomorrow but spend time outside with him, helping him if he needs help. So...you ladies take care and have a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and yours!

Hello gals!!

I've got a pumpkin pie in the oven and so I have some time to get in here and catch up some before I take it out. That was suppose to be James' specialty....lets see how it turns out w/me baking!! I've never made one w/fresh pumpkin before. (maybe I ought to go buy a back up one!)

Sue--You won't catch me up at the crack of dawn fighting the crowds to go shopping on Friday. If I go, it'll be after noon. Too much chaos and a lot of people lose their spirit and become greedy trying to get those special sales. Always watch the news about fights later on in the evening! As for how I'm feeling, thanks for asking. I'm doing much better. And I'm not as tired as I have been. So I'm feeling pretty good.

Michelle--yep...the quiet ones are always the ones to watch out for!

MaryKate--I will have Jhanai tomorrow. Her dad will bring her down. Then I will take her home on my way to work on Friday. She'll get to spend the weekend w/her dad and his family over the weekend. Her grandparents just moved to a new house, so they may just go there this weekend. But at least I get the actual holiday and then most of Friday. It always works out good.

Cristi--I have no idea how I made it either! Another co-worker was there too and he got the same amount of sleep. I actually saw him dozing off at one point. (I hope I didn't do the same) It was very nice to come home early and have dinner w/James. And then I got to sleep in not having to worry about getting up early. Although, I did get up early. I'll never learn. Maybe after the holidays I'll catch up on sleep.

Did anyone watch Oprah the other week when she had the bra and jean show? How to find the right size bra and jean? Well I decided today to check the my size around my chest area where they suggested to see if I'm correct w/my measurements. At one time I was buying a 40C bra size. They measured me at the store and had 38D. Well today measuring myself....it says 36D. How crazy is that?? I'm going to actually try on a 36D over the weekend when I go shopping and see if it fits. That would be great to have a bra that fits like it should! I'll update you on that later.

Ok...need to do my hair........going to put it up in rollers.

Hugs to all!

Since we will be down tomorrow and I'm getting ready for work....

I thought I would stop in an wish you all a Very Happy Thanksgiving! One of the things I'm most thankful this year is to have all of you girls in my life. You've all touched me in one way or the other and have been the kind of friends a person could only wish for!

Happy Thanksgiving Ladies!

Hi ladies,

Marti - aww, we're thankful for you, too. I can smell your pie baking.... mmmmm! Hope James won't be gone too long tomorrow.

Sue - there're 6 years between Mary and Katie. I will miss her, but am ready to let her go do her own thing. We raise kids to let them go spread their wings and fly, and hope they do ok. But yes, it will be sad. Hopefully, since it's only for 4 months, she'll be back until she graduates.

Michelle - what are your plans for Thanksgiving. If you said, I missed it. Anyway, hope you have a blessed day.

Cristi - omg, banana pudding sounds soooo good! Even the WW version is good. I haven't thought to make that for quite awhile, but will keep it in mind now.

I've done the after-T'giving sales. This year, I'm sending Katie and Mary out at 4 am to stand in line for the laptop that Walmart has for $488. It's $378. in towns with more competition, but still a bargain here. I miss my laptop, and will let Katie borrow it while she's in WDW.

The site will be closed down tomorrow, but I know I couldn't be here anyway with all that's going on. Neal's brother will be here at noon for the big meal, then later, we're all going to my sister's house. Terry and Gina are going to her side of the family for the noon meal, so I'll see them later.

Here's hoping you USA girls will have a Happy Thanksgiving, and you Canadian ones will have a happy Thursday!!

Hop on over to Weight loss and chit chat #152, please. See ya there!