I didn't go to the funeral but my mom and step dad did.I remember Brenda from a long time ago when she was going out with the twin - otherwise I wouldn't know her very well. Sad that she had such a difficult time after the death, though I can't imagine losing a child.....and just the thought of anything happening to my girls would crush me. The loss of a child must be the worse thing anyone can face in life. Britney was beautiful child, she reminded me so much of the twins sister...... It is nice to know you were there for Brenda!

Well...I took the plunge! I bought the cans instead of the 2 liters. Let's see if I can do this! I bought a TON of bottled water (I don't like the water in my tap).

Good Morning Bep & Michelle and everyone else!

Eating breakfast and sipping coffee. Drank 50 oz's of water yesterday, hope for 80 today!

Happy B-day to my dad, he would have been 79 years old. Last day of preschool for Gaby! Need to go comb her hair.

Chat in a bit!

Hmmmm...I thought diet pepsi (being a diuretic) was supposed to make you pee alot. Well...I will just say that drinking water is sending me to the bathroom a whole lot more than soda did!

Michelle Good Morning! It is such a nice day so far. Yesterday was so muggy. Gaby is going to miss her bus. They have a pizza party today and a picnic on Saturday - so it ain't over yet! lol I have her going to vacation bible school on the 19th , trying to keep her busy. Going to the memorial with the girls tomorrow night for the boy that passed away in their school .

Also, it is my dad's birthday! He would have been 79 years old. My brother and sisters met last night to finish up on all the details of his money matters. We also agreed to meet every 3rd Sunday in the coming months.

anyway, co worker is getting on my nerves.......I swear to gawd....I am heading to my supervisor.....chat later!

here is an article i found on the benefits of drinking water
http://www.dietinfo.us/Water1/water1.html
bep, the caffeine in diet pepsi is the diuretic, but it also has a crap load of sodium in it, that is why you are going to the bathroom more with drinking water. it is cleansing your body of all the crap thats built up in your liver so your kidneys can work properly.
take it from somebody who used to suck 3 or 4 20 oz mountain dews down a day, you can stop drinking it, it just takes alot of discipline, the first couple days are hard because you get the withdrawal from the caffeine and sugar, but after that you will feel much better and have more energy and no crash effect.
i also drink alot of green tea so i dont get bored with the taste of water.
anyway, thats my two cents on the subject of water....take it or leave it
hugs,
shawna

hi susan, i feel ya on the co worker thing, i came in this morning to do a promo change, it will take us all day to get all of the sale tags changed, anyway, while im running around like a chicken with my head cut off scanning stuff, keeping the store picked up, checking on customers and ringing them up, hes in a zone putting the sale tags out.......oh ya i forgot i was answering the phone too!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! happy bday to your dad, i know you miss him bunches.
have fun shopping michelle, i need to go do some shopping tomorrow on my day off.
no water aerobics tonight i have a volleyball game thats at the same time
i will check back in later
hugs,
shawna

I'll take those two cents, Shawna! Thanks for the link. I am actually doing suprisingly well so far. It is almost 2:30pm and I haven't had my can of diet pepsi for the day yet. AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY COFFEE THIS MORNING EITHER! Not that I am trying to quit my 1 cup of coffee I have most mornings, but this morning my 3 yr old fell and bit his lip. Kinda kept me busy and I just didn't have time after that to bother with coffee.

I REALLY want to be a water drinker! Ya know...someone once said that you will start to really like what you tend to drink all the time. If that is true, if I keep this up for a month or two, it should be my norm after that. I hope it is true. I wish I didn't like soda at all.

BAD SODA!!!! NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY SODA!!!

ok, I am back....ugh!!

I spoke with our supervisor. I went in his office and sat down and said "I am THIS close to walking!!" He listened and agreed to speak with us on Thursday about our job duties , he promised to get me my own property asap. Probably won't be until winter though. UGH!!!!

I come back and some nerdy computer guy is upgrading my computer. Computer people are sooooooo weird and superior acting.....jerk!!

Shawna - sorry you have to deal with morons too!! lol

Michelle - Have fun shopping! Rach didn't go to school today, ugh........thank you guys for the wishes on my dad. I miss him - I wish he was here today with me.

chat later!

Bep - ooops, missed you . My computer has this HUGE font.....I can't see everything now....lol like Mr McGoo....... congrats on your water drinking!

I hear y'all loud and clear on the co-worker thing! I am a SAHM now, but I have had to deal with my share of 'dandys' out there! I usually just sucked it up and ignored the idiots, but there were a few things that would really get my goat. 1) LAZY co-workers 2) butt-kissers 3) the ones that take credit for stuff they didn't do UGH! Ah well...people will be people! LOL!!!

Ya know...my absolute favorite book/movie of all times is Pride & Prejudice. I LOVE a quote from it...
"Ah well, what do we live for? But to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn."
LOL!!!! Isn't that just the best??? I always try to remember that for the dumb thing someone does to me, I probably did one to them too and just didn't even know it. LOL! That is one of my favorite quotes of all time

Before we MAIME any co workers we are closing this thread and heading to Back In Kindergarten #8!!! Join us there!!