I had a weird NSV this weekend...I got a stomach flu that would have killed a small person....I am going to make it! Just very very very sick at the moment.

Hello ladies,

Katie - Yay for having a/c again. :cp: I've been worried about you in the heat. Bed womb.... how cute! Kids really do say the darndest things, don't they? Is the esophageal spasm like a panic attack? I've had those a few times in my life, and felt like I was having a heart attack. So scary! Btw, you're welcome for the card.

Michelle - there you are!! I've missed you, and I'm so sorry you've got so much on your plate right now. It has to be miserable to think of what's happening to your mom. :hug: We're here to help you, and I know you have good friends on the other threads who care deeply about you, too. Among all of us, we'll get you through this, ok? Don't feel bad if you can't concentrate on your weight right now. Maybe just try to not gain. Anyway, come here anytime you need a shoulder, ok?

Angie - nope... no cellar. It's scary at times, too, because you wouldn't believe all the downed trees, and roofs blown off with the weather we've had. I say my prayers, and hope for the best. Ange, I'm so glad you didn't take the job with Cranky Lady. That's the last thing you need. Or maybe I should say the last thing she needs, because you'd be kicking her butt before long, lol. Hey, I worked for a chiropractor as his office manager temporarily once. He was a total nutjob, and when he started waving a gun around, I left. I'm serious! He had other reports on him, and got shut down. Not only that, he ate my lunch. That honked me off about as much as the gun thing! :D <- I laugh now, but it's really true.

Marti - hey, do you have Foxfire? Did you have to redo all your preferences and stuff? I started to use it, but had ads everywhere, so I'll have to get Neal to de-ad it, lol. Nine more days! Ohhhh, you lucky dog! I think I do remember you walking the treadmill. But my mind is getting worse everyday, lol. :dizzy: Must be all the fiber I'm eating, lol.

Julie - chai tea? I've never tried that, but I do drink iced tea everyday after I get my water in. We don't make it very strong, so I don't think the caffiene is too bad. Anyway, tell me more about the chai tea, ok? :yes:

Alex - it's good you can still have a sense of humor while you're sick, lol. Hope you're much better by the time you read this. Want me to send you some chicken soup? :hug:

Sue - oh Suuuuuue! Please tell me that your absence here means you sold your house? Or something else really fun or good!

Oh, I've had such a good weekend! After all the rain we had, it was easy to do the weeding, and the flowers around the house look so much better. I tied up some tall ones to some stakes - the stargazer lillies and the hollyhocks. My friend and her DH wasn't able to make it. She had car and fimaily issues, which isn't unusual for her. Neal, Katie and I watched the movie Family Stone a little while ago. It was so good, and I recommend it to anyone who hasn't already seen it.

Better toodle off of here.... chat at ya soon. :wave:

Hey all,
Gawd Jane you made me laugh,,*,Not only that, he ate my lunch. That honked me off about as much as the gun thing!*
Ya I would be kicking butt and taking names if someone ate my lunch...*grin
So Jane are you going to make a cellar?
Just figured out we had a movie channel and watched Cold Mountain again,,,I have it on vhs but Tanner is the only one with a vhs machine. I saw Wallys has a thing now you can bring all your vhs tapes and have the reverted to dvd. might have to do that.

Hey Marti,,,Sounds like you two had a wonderful day together. Tell James not to be a toy hog. We still have't played with our new camera. I find we spend the whole weekend doing all the things we never have time for during the week.

Alex...hope you feel better...stomach flu is a horrible way to spend the weekend.

I went out to one of the shelters to look around,,,talked with the director there and posted the guys pic...
Still haven't done the trim down stairs...or the touch up painting...Im going to make Brandon and Brandon paint the bathroom and office. Picked up Monte's fathers day gift finally. It was on back order. But he loves it. Its an old stage coach looking tea cart. While
I was at that store saw a cute love seat upholstered in jean(denim) material.
well Tanner needs to study for one of his exams...
Hello to everyone else...

Didn't realize I hadn't been on here for a few days. That's how busy we have been! House showings, company and today an open house. We haven't had an offer on the house yet, but by the sounds of things the open house went really well and at least 3 couples were very seriously speaking to the agent. One came back and walked all over the property planning where they could put a pool. :) Sooo, we will see what next week brings.

Sat. went to breakfast with DH's family (2 sis' and hubbies) and took them through the new house. Came back here for the afternoon. They had no sooner left than we got more company. Two of my good friends from school stopped by. One from out of town and I hadn't seen either of them for a few years. I was surprised... One friend has had gastric by-pass and I have heard from her via mail, but hadn't seen her. She thought I wouldn't know her, but she looks just like I remember her mom, so I did know who she was right off. :)

Jane- Let me know how Firefox works for you. I have it and just downloaded the new version last week. It keeps popping up sponser ads in tabs and I don't know how to stop it....grrr. I didn't have these tabs before and can't figure them out. Computer illiterate that I am. Our weather was pleasant today, was yours?

Marti- Glad you had a nice day on the coast. I am still envious of your up-coming trip. wahhh...I wanna go to SF. Hope you have a good time. I always dress in layers for SF. I wore a tee shirt, then a denim long sleeve and a windbreaker when we took the ferry early in the a.m. in the fog. Then when the fog burned off I put the jacket and or shirt around my waist and had it available to put back on in the afternoon when it starts cooling down again. That was in May..so in July you might get by with two layers. LOL

Angie- I don't blame you, who wants to work for a Cranky Lady? The only thing worse is a Nutjob man. (as per Jane) I think she should have taken the gun and held him up for the lunch.... Good luck with the PI work.

Jules- Decaf coffee isn't as bad as you might think...it just takes a lonnnggg time to get used to it. Some people do half de and half caf for the first few days. I just went cold turkey and I did have a headache for a few days. Now I do NO caffeine at all. I was wondering from your post...which 1/2 do you get massaged with the 1/2 massage? :)

Alex- I hope you are feeling better real soon. Not a good way to spend the week-end!

Michelle- I am sorry you are having such a bad time right now. I hope things look up real soon.

Katie- Wow, I don't know what I would do without a/c. Glad you have yours fixed and I know it is more comfotable for you. Hope your arm is doing better. My DD is north of SF and she tells me her weather is lots warmer than what I read in the paper for SF. I still love it out there.

Don't have any showings scheduled for the week yet, but I have my fingers crossed. I don't even have anything "biggie" to do for the week. Just keep the house clean. Oh that reminds me..people keep saying how the house is so clean they could move right in...makes me feel like I am doing it right.

I just wanted to pop in and say hi!! Lightning and thunder and flash flooding...o..my... Feeling a little better--muscle relaxer help the tightness but made me into a zombie. Got the other prescription today and it has helped with the edginess.....

Hopefully the storms will pass!!

The heat is horrible here today! On the 5 oclock news, they said someone called in from a town that is 15 miles south of us, and reported it was 118F!!!:yikes:

Hiya ladies,

Just a quick one to say bad storms and winds are heading my way yet again. Neal is in the hospital doing the sleep study thing, so Katie and I are here by ourselves. Yikes! Neal is my rock during scary stuff, but I'm just hoping he'll be safe in town - he's on the 7th floor (top) floor. I get to pick him up at 6AM.

Anyway, I want to get off here before it gets worse. Take care, ok, and I'll check in sometime tomorrow. :hug:

Jules, Im glad your feeling the a bit better...can you send some of them pills my way,,,specially the zombie stuff...

Michelle,,,we are having some good heat over here but not even close to that.

Sue,,,So how much weight did your friend loose? And did the family look the new home? Fingers crossed you sell...

Jane...only a few more hours till Neal is home....hugs...

Went for another interview...this one looked good other then its close to down town. YUCK takes forver to drive there. I ended up being 17 min late..I hate being late and was mentally frazzled when I got there.
Not sure how it went. Tomorrow is another interview,,witha chiropractor. Hoping for that one,,,close to home,,easy drive.
Had asked Brandon to paint the bathroom,,,wanted greeen,,,he grabbed the brown paint...so I have a poorly painted brown bathroom...lol I laugh now but let me tell you...when I got home and saw that I was close to tears. Work is so crazy Im overwelmed and then a brown bathroom? Thankgoodness its a small bathroom. So I made the most of it and finished up...this is the bathroom with the plastered leaves around the top so I used copper and gold paint and rubbed it on the leaves giving it a 3 demension look. Went to Wallys and bought a couple of small hand towels in brown and dark brown (leaves all over them) Painted the lil stand brown and then smooshed the copper and gold over it. Had bought a wrought iron hand towel holder and new knobs for the stand. It doesn't look bad now...and Im exhausted. Have to admit I barely ate anything today...just so busy. Didn't have time during work to eat...and my lunch was my interview...as it was I was an hour late getting back to work.
Well need to get to bed...night