Hi All!

Oh yes I am sure we will have a blast no matter what on the trip.

Jules... Surely the Dr can help you out if you are miserable. I know I would have preferred it done but mine wouldn't saying I was too young. Like it matters -- I am DONE having kids, I am out of baby jail and I like it :D

Jane...LOL I am telling myself that the fudge is just better tasting e-lax I hope that works! I have been really good lately. If I want to smash the diet, I want it to be something better than fudge :)

Alex... cool job! I am on the comp all day too -- I am a systems analyst for a big university. Yes I could name it but if they find me well you know LOL. That man sounds like a keeper! ;)

Good news/Bad news: Good: I lost another pound! :carrot:
Bad: Well I am bummed -- I lost my favorite bracelet while out running errands at lunch. It was made for me out in WY. :( I tried to retrace all my steps and I fear someone found it and is liking it now. :sorry: :stress:

Ok gotta skip out for a few, I am being paged.

Hi Everyone ~ I've also been having one of those kinda down days and I hope it clears up soon!:(

Sue I'm cooking a roast and the fixins tonight for dinner. You will love Mrs. Dash!;)

Marti I think it's great if you can make time for yourself and start with WATP. I need to get myself back into the routine if WATP again too. I hope you're feeling better now.:hug:

Robin Last night, we had heavy winds, lightning and thunder storms. Now today there has been several trees down and people not having internet service. I'm glad I wasn't affected by it!:D

Jules I hope you can talk with your doctor and see about the hysterectomy. By explaining all of your problems during TOM, they should understand and do something.:hug:

Jane Have fun rewarding yourself with your pedicure! That is something I have never gotten done, but I think I might soon.;)

Alex :welcome2: :welcome3: :welcome: to the group! All the ladies here are so nice and understanding! I loved reading your story! It was a wonderful story and you also have a wonderful man there!:hug:

Awww, this is for you, sweetie ---> :hug:



Marti - I posted the soup recipe in, well, the recipe thread, lol.
Robin - hope you find your bracelet. Good idea about the fudge, lol.

Hi ladies...

Well, I have been reading and trying to catch up and now I have to run and get V from work...we are playing musical cars again. But since I am here I thought I would say HI to everyone and WELCOME ALEX! I'll be back to post later. Take care and have a good day ladies, what's left of it! BBL to chat :wave:

Hello JL's and Welcome Alex. Just a drive by posting here. I am waiting for a call from my dentist. Dreaded dial-up.

I lost another pound......little by little I guess.

Be back later.

*Jane--hope you are having a good day--I am thinking we are going to have to send a search party to Canada to find Angelia!!*

please do I need help in my basement! I feel like I have been down there so long I haven't seen the light of day,,,its not the same as looking out the window. But I did lay the parkay flooring,,,and all the trim is done. Plus the furniture moved it. Just need to rearange more stuff and lay carpet in the big family room. I am tired...and sore,,,can barely walk today. So please do come and amm umm visit,,,bring old work clothes...lol

do ya think the Mounties will come help too!!!!

Hey all,,,been a bit busy,,,heck been seriously busy. If Im not working full time Im in the basement or outside in the yardd. So much work that we seemed to have neglected and it all came at once. Plus Monte has hired a guy on to help with the route,,,which I am so thankful for. Ive been busy trying to settle all the paperwork for that. AND I have taken my refresher classes...just have powerpoint to do and Im done! Which means I will be hunting for a new job,,,one with benefits.

Jane, how long will Neil have his eye like that? Ive heard that it takes along time for the blood to leave the eyeball...
Marti,,,hope you are feeling better today....
Katie,,,its been alot of years since Ive had an infection,,,hope you are feeling better...drink that water and cranberry juice!
Sue, lets hope your DD's surgery is done after your move in. The only thing i found bad about that surgery was after 2 weeks I was going stir crazy. Stock up on movies, books and crafts.
Michelle,,,how ya feeling today?
Robin, saw the backpack and love it,,,hope you find it. I want just like it too.
Alex,,,welcome,,, I think your guy there is a keeper...how sweet in a sneaky way...gets you out of your clothes and away from retrieving them back if you backed out of the hot tub thing....lol

Well need to go and do some more work...*sigh I can't wait to be able to do nothing for awhile.

Back again for a few minutes...

JANE...sorry about Neal's eye, OUCH! Hope he is doing fine. Did you guys get your porch/yard done? You are right...I too feel better when I exercise, even if I don't want to. Some days I get up and dread it. But after getting up and out there I feel so much better, so energized.

ALEX...what an awesome story and what a romantic David is. :love: Thank you for sharing with us. And looking forward to getting to know you.

MARTI...are you enjoying your new hours? How is Jhanai doing at her job? I think that is a cool job for an 11 year old. Did you get started on the WATP? I think you will like them. They are a good work out and go by pretty fast.

JULES...I've not heard of Natural Highs but I can attest to feeling better when I take my vitamins, that and getting some type of exercise in. I do take a free day a week from exercise and it feels weird doing it. At the same time it feels good to have a break. Trying to get it in my head though that this is a lifetime thing and not just a temporary fix.

ROBIN...sending good weather vibes your way. :goodvibes: You guys are going to have an awesome time...can I come, lol! I need a get away! Hope you find your bracelet. :crossed: I almost lost my charm bracelet a few years ago. We were leaving the motel room in Norman and I had set it on the bed for dD to put it on for me and forgot I put it on the bed and we left. I got about a mile from the motel and noticed I didn't have it on and freaked! Went back to the front desk and no one had turned it in and asked if I could go look, it wasn't there and the maids either couldn't understand english or were pretending they couldn't. Anyway, one of the maids in the laundry room had it, thank goodness. It's not that it cost so much, but rather the sentimental value of it. I would have been devasted had I lost it so I can imagine what you are going through.

SUE...WTG on the pound! WOOHOO! :carrot: :bravo: Do you not have a cell phone? At first I didn't really want one but we mainly use the phone for the computer so now I give out my cell #. I actually don't mind the dial-up.

MICHELLE...hope you are having a good day! By the way, love your newest avatar. I am always looking for the "right" one for me but haven't found it yet. May just put a pic of me one of these days.

ANGELIA...your basement is sounding nice, and I bet it looks nice too!

Hi to everyone else :wave:

Going to go check out a couple of threads before the timer goes off for the chicken. I am fixing chicken enchilada's for dinner tonight, Josh's favorite meal in the world, well, next to pizza! Had a few minutes so thought I would come here till then.

Have a good one ladies!

I'm back.....

Angie - YAY! :cp: There you are! Neal's eye still looks awful. It's all I can do to look straight at him w/o making a face. Poor baby! Now that your powerpoint class is done, what kind of job will you apply for?

Sue - yay for the 1 pound down. Keep at it, girlfriend!

Cristi - before I forget, I got your recipe chain letter tree today. Just to let you know, I don't do those, but thanks anyway. The letter said for me to mail it back if I didn't want to pass it on, but I hope you'll understand if I don't. Have a good dinner with Josh.

Michelle - I didn't have a professional pedi, just did it myself, but it still makes me feel good.

The guy who's demolishing the old house called today and asked if he could start tomorrow instead of Wednesday, so tomorrow it is. Neal and Katie both are going to get emotional, I know. And that will make me cry. Yikes, I'll be glad when this is over!

Have a good evening, :hug:

I am back for a few minutes after watching the Apprentice. That is one show DH and I started watching from the first episode and although we get so aggravated at times with it we just keep watching. DH doesn't like much on the tube, so it is fun to have a couple shows we both watch. This year we have even watched Idol together. They cancelled our favorite "Ed" and DH's all time favorite "Alf" ...lol. SO if it is not Fox News or Poker DH doesn't watch alot.

Today was a good day OP wise. I ate healthy and got in a walk and extra exercise. I feel good, except..I broke a piece off a tooth. :( And can't get in to my dentist for awhile. So hopefully it doesn't start aching. If it does I will go to the emergency dental clinic. I won't try to suffer through a tooth ache. Ugh!

Jane- Yes, great minds do think alike. I hope your roast turns out yummy. Ours was very good. I actually did the whole meal in an electric skillet so didn't have to use the oven. Just didn't want to crock pot it. Sorry to hear about Neal's eye. Hope it is better soon. I hope the house demo goes well and not too many tears are shed. I know it will be hard.

Michelle- Another great mind...hope your roast was yummy too. I actually had a roast beef sandwich for dinner today with a salad. It was almost better than the first meal of it. I do hope you cheer up soon...:hug:

Robin- Have a great time on the trip! We will be waiting here for your report when you get back.

Angie- Welcome back. Sounds like you have worked wayyyy too hard lately. I had thought about DD being bored after her surgery...she usually never sits still. I was with her when she had her C section and she was doing too much too soon. Hopefully I can keep her down after this surgery. When I had my hysterectomy DH and my then 10 year old son took good care of me for 2 weeks...then it was like.."okay, we are done." I am already buying little goodies for my DGS and new DGD...so I might buy some scrapbooking things for DD and make her start that hobby while I am there. Maybe a bridal album or a combining families album.

Cristina- Well, we have a cell phone, but it is a pay as you go that we use only when we are traveling. For emergencies. I just don't give the number out since we never have it turned on. Ohhhh, chicken enchiladas sound so good. Yum.

Alex..awww, I loved hearing about your romantic episode. Your sweetie sounds like a REAL sweetie. I am glad to have you here and we will try to help you by listening and throwing in our 2 cents when it is called for. :D I am looking forward to reading your blog. Good luck on your journey....we are all on the same path.

Marti- Don't work too hard gal. Hope you get to the gym for a weigh in.

We went to make a final selection on the cabinets and I am "pumped up" as I think they are beautiful. (or will be) I even decided on some of the paint and appliances. Just have to go get the model numbers of the appliances we decided on. I also price stickered a ton of stuff for our sale, so that much is done. Tomorrow we tackle the attic! :p

Bye for now...I am off to the shower and to bed.

Sue, you got 2 weeks of care? I think I need to talk to the guys in this family...I barely got 2 days....lol Heck even one of the guys from work came over on his lunch hour to fix my computer and hang out. I made him and I noodles for lunch...he freaked. And ended up finishing it while I sat at the kitchen table while he cooked and cleaned my kitchen. That is a true friend...not normally a guy friend though. Scrap booking would be a great thing to do. I swer one day I hope to have time to do that. I bought two collages for our wall,,,have one almost ready and the other I can't even open the box,,,yet. I bought it 6 months ago.
Jane,,,awww poor Neil and Katie. And you. I know I would cry about the house,,,but I know I would cry if loved ones are upset and crying. Big hugs to you all...
Jules,,,seriously if I could of called the mounties I would of. My arms and back ache from lifting,,,and knees and hips from kneeling on the floor for 2 days. A girl my size doesn't do well on her knees. Other then needing to clean the mirror and window, Brandon's room is completely done. The piglet, I mean Brandon's room upstairs will take awhile to get straight... I was seeing red with the things i found in his room once we moved the bed out of there. I probably have two loads of laundry of dirty clothes hidden under that bed. And we can't talk about the dishes and food...*gag
Well I should go and do the last lil things...Monte is giving me a rest for a few days,,,hes hurting too and needs to rest. I wouldn't of been surprized to see him with a whip the way he worked me the last week. What a meany...lol (ok it was my list he was going off of, but I had thought the list would be completed with everyone,,,not just us two)
nightall

Hi Everyone,

Just popping in really quickly to say hello and I hope that everyone had a great weekend. Cole, Mom and I went to visit her sisters in Lethbridge this weekend. Then when we got home, we invited everyone out here for supper so it was a busy weekend.

Well I am off to read what everyone hAs been up to for the last few days. Chat with you all later

Kathy

Morning All! :wave:

Jane - I found my bracelet! LOL guess where? Dang thing is magnetic & it was stuck to the door of my truck LOL (I felt so stupid but relieved I found it) I know that is silly on the fudge but the best thing I can tell myself to keep my pattys out of it! :D I hope Neal's eye gets better soon!

Angie... Welcome back! :flow1: still no word on the backpack but not for a lack of trying - I think I have exhausted my search -- I put it WANT IT NOW on Ebay but still nothing so far. Watch I will find it in a garage sale or something. I am so bummed you know cause when I see something I really want and can't find it - that drives me bonkers! :crazy:

Cristina... Heck ya you can come! We leave tomorrow morning at 5:30 am sharp! Need the pick up site? LOL 300 4th graders yahoo! I am really looking forward to it though. They still haven't changed the weather but I do pray it holds off. I would rather we weren't soaked or muddy :p

Sue... Thanks! oh OUCHY on the tooth! I was eating a hamburger a month ago & half my tooth fell out from the root! OUCHY! They thought I needed a root canal (no thanks seeing how the last 2 I had I felt the whole thing!) -- but all is good and just a crown (my 11th one - I am named the crown queen here) -- ever since my 2 DD were born, my teeth went down hill. All will be ok, when they are at the house, would it be easier to just take the day & go somewhere else?

Marti... Hope you feel better soon! :flow2: :flow1: :sunny:

Ok -- not sure how long I will stay at work because (1) I have a TON to do before I take off (2) I just don't feel like being here & (3) yea no. 2 is about right LOL I will right as soon as I can about the trip (DH thinking when we get home we might take off for the Lake gee like that would be a bummer! ) Just in case -- Have a super fun, wonderful & safe Holiday Weekend!!!

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