Evening -

Deborah - I am sorry about your son. I would be the same if any other child did that to my baby. I just want to protect her from any hurts that might come. Kids can be cruel, can't imagine at 5 though. Hope the parents wake up and realize their son needs a lot of love right now. Anyway, I am sorry that it upset you. Hope your family has a fun weekend :)

Michelle - where did you go shopping at? what did you have for lunch? see how I am living through you?? lol My salad wasn't enough for lunch, I was so hungry all day long. I ate an old Easter cookie - poor me. lol

Ginny - Old age?? I thought it was stress all week waking me up early. You think I might be shrinking too? I will probably be 3ft pretty soon. I will be looking up at Gaby next - lol......cute about the Christmas tree.
My older sister use to decorate our tree when growing up. She use to put the tinsle on one strand at a time and actually count out her doritos. She always sniffed at night and we shared a bedroom. I would tell her to stop sniffing, I couldn't sleep!! She said she had a cold and I said no one had a cold 365 days a year! We never have gotten along, I had to move out of the bedroom. Wow, you sure brought up a lot of memories......you charge for this counseling?? omg!!! another thought....she use to eat 1 halloween candy a day!! It took her months to eat her loot.....couldn't stand it, I started stealing it and she knew!! What a weird o......lol she is the reason I have so much - trouble with my weight!! I knew she was the root of all evil :devil: lol jk

Katy! I will be there around 10:30. Show up when you can.I don't think Gaby will argue being at the park. It will be great to see you and meet little Leigh! What is baker and spice?? Have you ever been to Peanut Butter & Ellies? I have always wanted to go there.

k- have to get my walk in - chat later.....

Hi Cristi!!

Ya, we are just aging and we thought it was stress!! lol The case is about the GF wanting her claim for something over turned .I am not even sure but the insurance agency doesn't award it if there was displinary (sp) action going on and there was with her. she was horried. Our office assistant now is wonderful , fun and cheerful.The office is really nice. I told co worker the bathroom was the ladies , he would have to go out in the lobby for his or we can order him an out house. He said " I see where this is going"....OA and I are already paning on decorating it for girls.....lol freak him out.
Maybe just a babysitting job Cristi? Just a newborn or something, you might like that?
k- better get busy! Night :)

oops, forgot about what I had for dinner. I had a side salad & chicken sandwish from McDonalds. I met Gaby's sitter downtown there. Sitter takes classes at night.
Otherwise I think I did pretty good today - lets see how I do over the weekend. Weekends seem harder, less structure maybe?
See Katy & Leigh tomorrow and Rachel is all Sunday with parenting group and visitation. So , I think I will have a super weekend!
k- catch you all tomorrow. ohhhhh, Katy!! Can't believe you forgot the weigh in!! :)

Good morning ladies,

It is 8:15 a.m. I am working in the office this morning not going to the shop till 11, so I feel almost free... I got up at 7 and rode my bike 5 miles :ebike: already. Good to have it done but think I may ride another 5 :ebike: this evening if I am not to tired. Depends on how busy we get. The sun is shining :sunny: but we had a light frost last night.. the weather plays a big part in our business.

Susan and Katy, you get to meet, how lovely. You will have to tell us all about it. I have actually met 5 of the people I have originally met on line in person. It was like I had known them all my life, after talking with them so much on the computer. I know you will have a great time.

Christina, to bad you don't live near by. You could work with me. We love to hire women who only want part time jobs. Everyone I hire though becomes a life long friend. We now have a 70 yr. old lady who has been working for the family forever it seems. She worked for dh's parents when they had a mom and pop general country store, then she came to work with us when they closed. She has retired 3 times but keeps asking to come back. She only works 3 days a week. Another lady is my son's fiance's mom. She works with us 2 days, sometimes 3. She has another job as well. She just likes working with us. And last year we hired a young gal who was just getting married. She liked it so well, we ended up doing some of her flowers for the wedding, and even though she has a full time job somewhere else now, she is helping out on her day off and weekends. That is why I have to work 7 days a week. The others are all part time.. So Christina, you could fit right in any days you'd want. That is just the crew in the shop, on the wholesale side there is more. There is my dh, two of my sons and a full time employee, plus a delivery guy.

Michelle, I went back into fitday last night and this morning. I am going to use it. You have to tweak the food list, it won't be very accurate but will give a general idea anyway.. I am not really counting calories, I am doing more portion control, and just trying to eat healthy.

Well, need to go hop in the shower, well can't really hop in. the sides are to high, I have one of those air jet tubs. Very deep... but oh so nice... anyway heading for the shower. Will check back in later.

Oh, and girls I said the insomnia was part of aging. I didnt' say old age. We are not old.. we are just right for our age. :) But it is really a part of the aging process.

Ok, have a great day everyone.

Ginny:carrot:

Ginny--I use the word crotchety at work and get the strangest looks--my Nanny used it and I grew up hearing it. Sorry about your sign. Our trouble at the end of our lane is people dumping. Over the years there has been a toilet (which my then 14 year old son found amusing so he set it up by the side of the road and sat on it while waiting for the school bus), a sofa, golf clubs, a babby carriage along with other assorted trash and tires. SInce all the construction has begun we have to go down about every two weeks with our rubber gloves on to pick up trash.

Deborah--I agree that your son is so cute. My son got picked on alot in elemetary school. By middle school he had a core group of friends and the girls liked him--he did go through an angry stage and started standing up for himself around 11 or 12.

Katy--german chocolate cake reminds me of my dad--his bday was Dec 15, mine Dec 16 and my mom's Dec 21--at my Nanny's house (mom & dad divorced when I was 3 and he lived at my Nanny's but we all did things together there with my mom included) we had a joint b-day and since that is dad's fave that's what we had every year. My mom used to get another cake for us and my brother--she was always very creative and would splurge to buy a different bakery bought cake every year

Cristina--I am the one that sleeps sound and hubby has insomnia though the last couple of years I have been having a harder time falling asleep some nights and then have the waking up several times during the night.

Susan--I agree that weekends are harder--I don't have my water sitting next to me to remind me to drink it and there are those darn grazing days because your bored or stressed or whatever--I'm glad you have a friendly office assistant to counteract the grumpy old man with the psycho ex coworker girlfriend!!!

Michele-my hubby complains that he has to help so much around the house(especially when I was working the second job)--I told him I could quit and stay at home again--he had a clean house, all errands ran before he was home and a meal on the table--I agree it was hard work!!! I think I spent fromt he time he left for work to the time he got home doing something almost every minute. Unfortunately the kids are moved out and we only have the animals now.

Daughter came home for awhile to do a load of clothes (left a second for me to do later--it was so nice to actually see her and not just talk to her on the phone. She looks really thin. She says she has been doing the kick boxing class at school and working out in the gym. She's going to take next semester off--the divorce has taken it's toll on her concentration and she's not doing as well as she thought she would. She has just taken off her rings and started packing up pictures and presents from the ex and asked him to stop calling her and he has tried once or twice but she is not returning the calls. Hopefully the ex and his dad do not say anything smart on the hearing date (May 25) or hubby may lose his temper.

Ginny--wtg on the bike riding--our "helper" at work is a very sweet 75 year old retired lady that is still sharp and accurate--she does anything we need and I don't know what I'd do without her.

We must have been posting at the same time!!

zzzzz grrrrrr zzzzzz me want cookies.....I mean coffee. Just wanted to say morning, whatever......grrrrrr. HAVE to have coffee!!!
Hi Ginny, Michelle and Jules - chat after grrrrrr coffee....ugh.

Ugh, lost my post! Hate when that happens!

Michelle - Love WashSquare! It is close by where I live. If you ever make it over would love to meet up somethime! Never been to Red Lobster, hear it has good food. I think going out to eat is hard when you are trying to lose. I am sure you did fine though. Just stay away from buffets :) that would be torture. I would be in there even after the lights were turned off.

Jules - Cute about your daughter coming home to do laundry. My brothers use to do that after they moved out. Huge bags, took all day to wash. Rach is learning how to sign up time to get her laundry clean. We hope!! Just odd how she keeps asking for more clothes ,,,,,,:dizzy: I think I will ask her - sheesh.

Ginny- Hi, so motivated when I hear about your 5 miles! Good for you - wondering how long you have been doing the bike and the 5 miles?? Katy and I met over a year ago, just by chance and just long enough to say hello. We live a mile or so apart - lol- anyway it will be good to see her and get the girls together. I met Angie too back in 2000. She came down for a few days - always sweet and funny. I felt comfortable with her.I also met my fave internet person Brian. He was so special, so funny and a true inspiration. He was on our Yahoo board. He passed away 4 years ago - it is funny though but I can still feel his support - he was so positive.

Yikes....better get!! Hi Cristi, Fenix and Katy! Chat later on tonight.

Good morning ladies (it may be afternoon by the time I type this,lol. What can I say, I type slow and I go back and forth to try and make sure I didn't miss anything or anyone. Seems I always do though.)

GiNNY...eeerr, that's what I meant...a sign of aging, not old age. :o You know, I can't believe that I will be 47 years young in a week! Don't feel a day over 46. :lol: Actually, I don't feel that age at all, whatever it is supposed to feel like. I do remember growing up when my parents where in their lat 30's thinking, man they are old! And if I were closer to you, I would definitely take you up on the offer of the job! WTG on the :ebike: :bravo: How long does it take you to do 5 miles on the bike? I have one (exercise bike) but never pay attention to the miles or calories burned, etc. I just pay attention to the time. I can only do 15 mns. at a time because the seat is horrible.

SUSAN...guess I missed that you and Katy were getting together. (See, no matter how many times I go back and forth I always miss something) I hope the weather is perfect and you guys have a nice day/get together. Hope you have a nice day with Rachel also. Give her lots of hugs from me! I would love a babysitting job! Even applied at a couple of preschools. Thought about doing daycare at home, but with the dog it's not a good idea. Think I am I going to just volunteer a couple of day sa week somewhere, just gotta figure out where. The hospitals are too far so I'm looking maybe at the Red Cross, or another one...can't remember the name of it, United something. Funny about your sister. But hey, I used to put garland on the tree one at a time, lol! Never counted my doritos but apparently had the sniffles when I worked. Guess I never realized it until a co-worker asked me if I had a cold and I said no, why. She told me I had been doing that for some time. Didn't even realize it. I don't get along with my sisters either. Did when we were younger, the middle one. The oldest, not so much.

JULES...funny about your son and the toilet! I've seen people actually plant flowers in a toilet and a bathtub and put them in the front yard! (((((HUGS))))) to your DD. I feel for her. I've never gone through a divorce and can only imagine the hurt she must be feeling. Glad though that she has her family by her side.

MICHELLE...I've worked through the years too but I loved it. That's why I hate that I cant get a job now. :( I like that I can stay at home but really do get bored. When the kids were younger I was always busy. They still keep be busy sometimes, but not enough to warrant me to stay home full time. Just have to find things to do. But good for you for not staying with an abusive job, I wouldn't either.

Hi KATY & DEBORAH :wave:

Going to go take a look at a couple of threads (exercise & the general thread) then take off and get some done around the house. And get a walk in on the :tread: I set my alarm for 6 am even though V had to work. I was going to go for my 3 mile trek around the neighborhood but it was raining :( And it's still raining. :rain: So, after I get a load of laundry started and the house cleaned I think I will curl up on the couch and finish Marley & Me and then start one of the new books. I'll try to be back later. Have a GREAT day Ladies!

Hiya Susan!

You know, I have never met anyone in person that I have met online. But I hope to be changing that soon! Still planning on visiting you ladies in Sept. Since things have change though and school starts then, may make it the beginning of Oct. Think there was some mention of Oct but can't remember and can't go look because the thread is no longer there, cough, cough. So you and KATY can let me know which is better for you two since you guys have young ones in school. I don't know what happens the first month of school....been so long since mine where in. Sorry you lost your post. I so hate when that happens.

Have a nice, fun day!

Hi Cristi.....

You can stay at my place when you visit, if you want. You will have to vy (is that a word?? lol) for the bathroom with me ,Gaby and Mr Jingles though. Can have the older girls stay with their dad. Just an idea. Late Sept/Oct is so nice here! Love the Indian Summers in Oregon. Maybe take a ride up to Seattle, so pretty up there too.

Anyway. I am so distracted right now. Got home from the park (Katy - we stayed an HOUR after you left! lol Gaby didn't want to leave - maybe she will take a nap now!) and my mother (my mom & him are divorced) had called saying my younger sister told her that my father is in ICU with heart and kidney failure.....
So, why am I sitting here and not storming the hospital?? Because dad doesn't want anyone to know. Only my younger sister (33)and younger (22) half sister know. Us 4 older ones get to be kept in the dark.
My sister went to the hospital and will call me to say how he is doing. Just one thing after another - ugh.

Chat more later. Katy is a very sweet person, enjoyed my time with her!! The only good thing so far this weekend.....taking Becky to the mall.

Aww, Susan - you're so sweet...we had a great time. Sorry Leigh pooped out so early, that's not like her and I am watching her like a hawk for signs of illness..so far she just seems tired. Next time we'll stay longer. Gaby is an absolute sweetheart and I'm glad the girls hit it off. I sure hope you get some good news about your dad. BTW, your dad sounds like mine. He had his gall bladder removed over the holidays and didn't tell me until 3 months later. 'Course I knew because no one in my family keeps any secret ever..

Cristina - late Sept/ Oct works for me. It's between some family birthdays and after the kids are settled into school. That's weird about all the "vanishing" threads.....bit of a drastic response, but oh well.

Ginny - too bad I don't live closer to you...part time work in a nursery would be a dream for me...that or a yarn shop...or a fabric shop...but NOT Baker and Spice - ugh..still recoiling in horror from the scale this a.m. I am the only person I know that is really excited by the prospect of a unit of composted cow poop (excuse me- dairy manure) being dumped in my driveway. I'm calling it my early birthday present.

Susan- hang in there...you get to see Rachel tomorrow! Hope all goes well.....

I don't know Katy maybe we should put a Vegas trip back in for discussion?? If you are thinking that "dairy manure" is an exciting present you might be in need for some bright lights and the vegas strip!!! lol

Leigh is very cute. After you left Gaby got on the tire swing and said "where is my friend?" So sweet. I just spent my time watching her play and I did call R after a week of not talking. He is so funny because he picks up like there has been no gap in conversation. I don't think I could find a man that loved me as much as he does. Too bad he is so darn laid back and in a different time zone. lol

Eating steamed broccoli, low fat cottage cheese, and albacore tuna for lunch. I put some salsa in the cottage cheese, gives it some flavor. Can't wait for weigh in day!!! Probably because I know I have lost already. So determined this time!!! I have to be because I have no "big" clothes to wear:D

Anyway, Gaby fell asleep , Becks at the mall and I am just waiting for a message on my father.

Hope you all are having a wonderful Saturday!

Hi ladies, back for a few minutes.

Okay, so am I the only one? I had been posting on the *other* thread for so long I went to that one, UGH! Funny, it's like we never existed...life definitely went on without us at the click of a button.

KATY...I too thought it a drastic response...the vanishing threads. But as always...someone else made up our minds for us before we even had a chance to do so or to speak for ourselves because it is within her right, so she said. Anyway...hoping little Leigh doesn't come down with anything. Bet the girls had fun together. You might have the stinkiest drive way, but I bet you have the greenest yard on the block! Someone around here had some on their lawn. A couple of days ago the wind was blowing the smell this way, pu!

SUSAN...hugs to you! Hope you hear something soon and it's all good. I didn't realize you had so many siblings. For some reason thought it was just you and your sis. Gaby sounded so cute, where's my friend. Glad you heard from R and glad you get to see RAchel tomorrow.

Okay, I better get going. Just wanted to jump on for a few minutes while the potatoes are cooking. Just making some potato salad and sloppy joes. See you ladies!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

Aaaahhh, there's nothing on the tv!

SUSAN...meant to ask if you had heard from Angie. Would be a shame if you don't especially since you ladies have been friends for 6 years. Also, thank you for the invite and I would love to. But...(there's always a but in there isn't there, lol?) I think DD is wanting to come with me and I wouldn't want to impose on you and the girls. But, if she doesn't then I would love to! You are a sweetie!

MICHELLE...I too wish I could eat good like Susan does. Well, minus the hot dogs and slurpees, lol! Red Lobster is my hubby's favorite place! I don't mind it if we haven't been in a awhile and then it seems really good. But given my choice, I will take Olive Garden over anything. Hope you aren't coming down with anything. It's good to rest. With the weather we are having, it has made me lazy and sleepy. Hoping tomorrow the sun is shining so I can get out and do that yard work. :sunny:

Hey...is anyone's posts being or been edited? I just noticed my last post the part to Katy has been edited. Are we being watched every minute now? This is getting ridiculous. All I said was that I was told to stay here in the Kindergarten thread or go somwhere else and start my own little world. Of course I did mentione the site that the person told me to go to. Maybe that was it. Never heard of the site until the someone mentioned it. Guess we just have to watch our p's and q's eh?

Well, once again I am outta here ladies. See ya tomorrow :wave:

Good evening ladies,

Hope I can remember everything I want to say.:blah:

Michelle, I don't really have all that much energy, it's just that at this time of the year, we have so much to do, it has to be done, so we just push ourselves to do it... I guess we're just used to it after all this time. Hubby started the business 2 yrs before we got married, and I went into it full time when youngest was 3.

Susan and Katy, glad you two had a good time at the park. Did you say you only live about a mile apart.. gee if I were you guys I'd get together for a walk:running: :cofdate: :cheers: or something every day or so.. heck you're practically neighbors. Speaking of neighbors, remember a few weeks ago when my neighbor had the small grass fire and I told you how so many firetrucks came out etc.. well today, we are at work and we hear sirens.. then they are racing down our road. I can see my house from work and the neighbors, and 3 fire trucks, an ambulance and a police car plus a few volunteer's cars are all gathered between our houses, lights flashing... now I know we aren't home, our neighbors on the other side aren't home and the ones across the street are gone also.. so I'm wondering who the ambulance could be for.. so I hop in my car and drive home, there is a truck in my driveway so I have to go around him... can't see a thing. Go into my house, look thru the windows, still can't see anything. Go back to work, have to squeeze pass the police car and a firetruck to even get out of my driveway. Still can't see anything, no smoke, fire nothing.. well within half an hour they are all gone. So I go back home to get my mail... ahemm.... well I did.. anyway I walk to my neighbors barn.. his door is ripped off and charred on one side. Nothing else is burned, and of course everything is all wet. He has been gone up north since Friday..so it's like how did the door catch on fire.. so his wife comes home a couple hours later. I get home from work and I call her up.. telling her how her house has all this company while she isnt' even at home.. she says what am I talking about. I tell her and she says oh she found a fire dept. note on her front door, but she didn't read it just thought it was an advertisement... I said didn't you see your barn door is charred and ripped off and laying in your driveway... she parked right next to it.. and never even saw it... Now that is something.

Ok, I got off the subject here. But thought that was rather strange.

Christina, first of all, thank you so much,:thanks: :hug: you are so sweet, I got your card today. That was so thoughtful of you...

Not sure who asked but I got my bike:ebike: for my birthday end of Feb. I started to ride it soon after and have been riding it ever since. It takes me 30 minutes to ride 5 miles.. it's usually 5.3 or so, and 45 minutes to go 7-8 miles.. it depends on the program I am in and the level of difficulty. On the easy ones now I can get in more miles in less time.. but I like to switch off levels...

Susan, sorry about your dad. Hope all turns out well. You come from a big family, I do too. I am the youngest of 10. I have already lost 2 sisters and 2 brothers. One of the girls died as an infant so never knew her. I lost my oldest sister and my mom both in 1997, a month apart. After my sister died in April, my mom had been ailing and decided she didnt' want to live alone anymore, so she moved in with me. We only had a short time together, she ended up in the hospital and never came back. She had cancer, my sister had had a stroke. IT's been 9 years already, and I still get the urge to call my mom and talk to her.:callme: . I get along really well with the sister closest to me , and ok with two other ones.. there is only one that I am not close to at all. She has not been sisterly to me at all especially since my mom died. I have no idea why she acts like she does, and my dh says if I am looking for a logical answer to her action, I'll never find one. My brother lives in Calif. and we don't talk much. But are ok with each other.

Boy don't get me started... Michelle I see you are on line right now too. To bad we can't just go in and chat..:gossip: I know there is a chat room here, but does anyone ever use it..? I went in once but no one was there..

Katy, boy girl, you sure are easy to please... if a load of cow poop gets you this excited and happy, must be really easy to buy gifts for... I'm not sure I want to know what your dh gives you for special occasions...

Well, I guess I'll start heading upstairs, have to write in my journal:write: and get ready for bed. Only work noon to 5 tomorrow so I am going to church. I actually have my car back. And son even filled it with gas before he returned it.

You all have a good night. I'll check in tomorrow.

Ginny:carrot:

Michelle--Hubby and I spend weekends doing alot around the house and now that spring is here the woods are trying to take over the space around the house that we cleared. We do have a fenced in area that we have been trying to grow grass and do have some mixed in with the weeds. The worst is the acorrns and leaves. We actually have to rake every time the wind blows hard. I can't complain too much because it is so peaceful. The window is open beside me and I am drinking coffee and listening to the birds. We have an owl that I have seen a few times--We have a gate at the end of the driveway and it was sitting on the post right where I have to open the gate. I sat there for a minute looking at it-it's huge and then wondered what it would do when I got out but when I did it just flew off. There is a big woodpecker too and some doves along with a whole lot of others. We got one of the Eastern Bird Guides to try and figure what they all are.

Ginny--I went in the chat too a couple of times but there was never anyone there. I can't believe your neighbor parked next to a charred door and didn't notice it.....

Susan- I hope your dad is better. My Dad is closer with three of the five step-siblings than he is with my brother or me. I told my husband if something happenned to me--it would be mom, my brother, hubby and kids and all my husbands relatives!! When pap was doing bad there were over 20 of us in the waiting room and anytime we went down there was always somebody there. With all that good eating and walking you'll be having to buy smaller clothes in no time!!

Katy--What is your latest knitting project?? I am glad you and Susan got a chance to get together--sounds like Michelle lives close too.

Cristina--I didn't realize that this site was being edited.... DH and I watched "That Thing that you Do" last night--It was cute. He watches Speedvision, Discovery and the History channel mostly. The only series he likes right now on tv besides "Build or Bust", "American Thunder", "the OCC show" is Prison Break. He will watch CSI and Cold Case with me. Cold Case is on Sunday nights and I stay up to watch Grey's Anatomy at 10:00 but he goes to bed.

Deborah--Hi wherever you are!!

Ceara--feel free to pop down anytime!!

Good Sunday morning ladies,

Ceara:wave: , nice of you to pop in. And yes, where is Deborah? It is a bright sunny:sunny: day today, we had a good day at work yesterday, busy and profitable. Hoping today will be the same.

I am off to church in a little bit:angel: . Haven't gone much this past year so far, son had car so long I was sort of home bound. But that will change now.

Jules, I hear you on the birds. It can be so relaxing to sit and listen to the birds. When I was a kid, my gf and I would lay back on the grass outside and put on music and watch the birds fly around in the sky. It was almost like they were dancing to the music. Very relaxing and therapeutic. We have lots of birds around here too. My dh has even seen an osprey over the pond. When there were fish in the pond, kingfishers would sit on the wires over the pond and wait for their supper.

I didn't get my extra ride in last night. I went to town with dh instead. But I am still down to my lowest so far this morning.:goodscale I weigh everyday, like to keep tabs on my progress. Like to know if I need to buckle down more or if I am doing ok.

Well better get ready to go in a bit so will check in after church.

Ginny:carrot:

Good Morning!!

You are a bunch of sad TROOPS! Ceara has to remind us we are at 100?? hehe

Ok, at ease. I know some of you (ok, me) can't count up that high. I don't think we will ever advance to 1st grade....hahahahhah:dizzy:

Anyway, I am not going to do it because I have a lame MAC and it won't let me do fonts/sizes or smilies. So, Cristi??? Jules?? Stop playing with your play doh and change the thread to #2??? lol

Back in a bit!!!! :)

Ok...here goes my attempt for BTK #2--Hopefully one of the powers that be will close this thread for us!!!

MOVE ON OVER to #2!!!!!!!!!

Closing your thread, Jules! :wave:

I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday. :sunny: