Sassy - hmm, I fell really unsatisfied with that post of yours!! lol I am glad the knee is feeling better.

I saw Richard Simmons on tv tonight.Does anyone know how old he is?? Late 50's?? I think he is such a nice person - remember him from General Hospital.

Gaby is finishing up watching Swiss Family Robinson. I am just falling asleep. I hope I can sleep in alittle in the morning.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!! It is well past 1am and I woke up itching terribly! The benadryl wore off. That seems to be the only relief I get from this rash thingy. Of course, it might only be relief because it is knocking me out big time, but relief is relief! It has spread to the rest of my body now also. Before I went to sleep, it was only on the bottom half of me, now it is all over.

Shucks, gals...for the life of me I can't think what may have caused this!

I just took 2 more benadryl so I will probably be ready to pass out in about 20 minutes or so. Meanwhile, I think I am going to crawl out of my skin!!!

:rofl: Suzy Q! lolllllllllllllll I hope that my next post will satisfy you more. ;)

Good morning everyone.

It looks like it is going to ge a gorgeous day here after our big storm last night. Guess that means I can cut the grass today. I have a work picnic that we are suppose to go to tomorrow. I don't know if I am going to go or not.

Susan, Cole is 42 pounds. Thankfully he is walking on his own this morning. But I think he liked getting packed around because he wanted me to carry him outside to find dad. I like Richard Simmons. I have a video of his. Disco Sweat.

Cristi happy Saturday to you. Did you and DH take any nice moments to take a little walk together? You will need to post some pictures so we can all admire your hard work. If you need to take a little vacation, come and stay with me for a week or so. I do have a very crazy sister who can pop over any time and bring my so sweet nieces also. That would be fun.

Bep I hope that you are better when you wake up this morning. It makes it worse when you can't figure out what caused it.

Sassy what do they do for the sleep study? My DH thinks that is what I have. What does the machine do?

Hi Michelle hope that you wake up headache free and that you have time to pop in and tell us what is going on today.

Susan from NYC that sounds like it will be quite a volunteer program. How long will you be there for? I just want to give you a hug. Someone who wants veggies and home cooked meals instead of takeout. Can you call my kids please and talk to them?

Katy what do you got planned for today? Hope it is fun. Do you have any big knitting projects on the go? Do you have a knitting machine? My mom always wanted one. I think I will have to maybe find her a project to knit for me.

Jules are you going to have a relaxing day today? Or is if DSsGF day to move? Sorry I missed something, did your daughter rent her new house or did she buy the new house. Does she have a roomate or is she living by herself and how far away does she live from you?

Hello to everyone else. Sorry if I missed someone, I really should go into the advance reply so that I can go back and read everything.

Anyways I hope everyone has a great day

CHat later.

Kathy

Kathy--to catch you up...
DD moved in with her brother after her divorce because she didn't want to move back home. I can see where it would have been hard since my DH is really strict and she would have gone back to living by his rules. DS was barely making it in a two bedroom after his replacement roomate took last July's rent and ran (DS found him and got his half of the money back but it took him until right before DD moved in to get caught back up and actually paying the rent when it was due--landlord really worked with him) His first roomate for this apartment went into the service--DS is 21 and has lived out of our house since 18 1/2. DS had not moved anyone in to the second bedroom because he was afraid he'd be shafted again.
DD moved in and paid electric and phone and most of the groceries in addition to her car insurance and cell phone (Side note--DD talked over 4000 minutes one month--how is that done with work and college?????) DS's gf started contributing to the groceries at the apartment because her roomate wasn't helping buy any and him and his friends would eat all her stuff--her roomate was suppossed to be helping but didn't pay his share--she couldn't evict him because she couldn't do it all on her own. She needs to be out by next Saturday. My brother, DD & I will help her move tomorrow. DS & DD had the same brother/sister fights they did while living at home and ever time they got into a fight DS would throw up it was HIS apartment.
DD's friend/roomate she met last August at freshman orientation didn't want to dorm again this year, so they decided to rent a cute little bungalow in the town they go to college - they can walk to school if they want. (they are less than 30 minutes from my house--DS's apartment is less than 20 minutes from my house). DD's roomate was there beside her through the divorce and has been a really good friend to her. DD and her friend work at the same place but have two different days off which will good to break up some of the time together. DD's roomate plays Dungeons and Dragons and will do it with her group the weeknight she is off and DD works. DD teases her roomate about the "nerd herd" that follow her around--she also calls them the "Herhim" instead of harem--she tells the roomate she is their sultan. The roomate says it's not fair--she gets the nerdy guys chasing her and DD gets the hott ones asking her out.
DS & his gf planned on moving out of his apartment into a nicer/bigger house and one of her friends was going to move in with them so they could save for a house of their own. The rent at all the places they were looking at were $150 to $300 more a month. The one they really wanted fell through when the landlords relative needed a place because they were evicted--both my DS and his gf have good credit and pay their bills on time--if the relatives get evicted I don't know if that was a wise move on his part. DS & gf decided to just stay were they are and save $, it's a small place and I am not sure how it will work with her friend moving in. DS is going to continue paying the $500/mth rent, GF is going to pay the electric, phone & get cable and internet in addition to her cell phone and car insurance. Her savings got pretty depleted by her last roomate not paying his share of the bills so she wants to get it back up. Just by moving in with my son she says she will have the $375 she paid for her half of the rent at her old place--all the other bills she was already paying. She wants to put $300 a month & her security deposit (which the old roomate will get none of since she paid it all) into savings. Both DS & gf are scheduled for a raise the end of this month. GF's friend will move into the spare bedroom, she will buy groceries and help gf clean--hate to say it but DS is a slob--not as bad as he used to be but a little mess doesn't bother him--that's the thing that drove his sister completely crazy--she has always been very organized and a clean freak and likes a place to be spotless!! DS's gf's friend will have a savings from moving her stuff from paid storage to the storage unit my son gets with the apartment. Between her stuff and gf's stuff it should be FULL! SHe has a job that doesn't pay much and she doesn't get a full 40 hours/week--she's currently living with her parents after her fiance broke up with her after living together--all the stuff in her storage unit is from the place they shared that she bought which was almost everything. (very similar to my DD who helped furnish everything in her ex's apartment before she even moved in when they got married) I am not sure it will be a good idea for DS & gf to move the friend in before they get a bigger place, the apartment is small and DS and GF could manage easily on their own, but I am not saying a word--I have learned it doesn't make a difference that they have to learn things on their own. I didn't end up having to help paint since DS's gf & the friend painted themselves. It will be nice for my son's gf to have a female on the same schedule as her there since all my DS's guy friends are always there. DD was home maybe one night a week with them. DD works night shift and they work day shift when they were getting home from work she was getting ready to leave and when she got home they were in bed.

Kathy--today DH and I are going for a motorcycle ride with some friends and then to a tractor pull--the tractor pull part is just okay, but a bunch of people we know will be there. The last time DH went alone with our friends he had a drunk woman hitting on him--she and her friend wanted DH and his friend to come back to her place--DH says "No way...my wife would kill me!!" DH wouldn't have told me cause I do get jealous but the friend did when they got home because he said it was hilarious the way this girl was trying to hit on DH and the more he ignored her the worse she got.

Sassy-hope all goes well with your test and they can figure out what to do to help you. I am glad your knee is better--you must keep SuzyQ happy and satisfied!! Good luck with your video...

Bep--DS used to get poison really bad and swell up so much it would almost shut his eyes, Hope you can get some relief!! I friend of mine used to get poison from petting her dog if he had been in poison and the oils were on his fur.

SuzyQ--I have some Richard Simmons tapes--couldn't ever do them when the kids were in the house--RS cracked them up so bad they would get me laughing and I could't do the workout. They have such wicked senses of humor--don't know where they got it from.... Good luck on the house hunting--unless your mom is paying the bills she has no choice--just ask me--my kids picked out their places and showed me after the lease was signed!

Susan/NYC--you are going to have such a fun time in NYC--I agree about jogging in the morning instead of night in Harlem--maybe one of you roomates to be would be willing to jog with you so you will be safe. I would bet you parents will miss you since you are the last to leave and are going so far away!!

Cristina--I like lunner!! I think I will use it--DD and I do the late lunch/early dinner alot since she works nights and doesn't get up until afternoon. DH gets a little jealous sometimes that I do so much with the kids but we always invite him. DS and his girlfriend come out ot our house for dinner about one Sunday a month. They also go spend time with her Dad and grandma. I will say that DS moving out has brought him and DH closer. DS misses the woods where we live.

Michelle ma belle--good to see you still with us!! Hope your headaches are better!!

Katy--I'll have to check out the Survivor Sucks website--I think Allison will go this time--she is the bigger threat since she does well in the actual competitions--Dani will have the others watching her and she will always be an option to be put up--she may skirt through while the others are picking off the stronger players.

Shawna--I got a frame for Christmas that I put in a whole bunch of old pictures--they always make me smile....

Well I gotta go--have a great day!!

Happy Saturday ladies!
 

'Morning everyone! :wave:

SUSAN/SUZYQ...it was supposed to say "NN in your siggy" nn=nickname. So does that mean you are going to get the place? Details...we want details missy. The little yard would be perfect...I know how much you want one. Gaby would love it. How did your nephew break his leg, poor little guy? I do remember Richard Simmons on General Hospital and I love his exercise videos. I have one of the disco ones, a toning one and the very first one he had out. Nots ure where it is because they kids love it too. He makes working out fun!

KATHY...no help from the kids, don't think either of them would be much help-they would both whine too much, lol. If Josh were here he would have helped...he loves doing construction type work, that's what he was doing before he left. Jason, still has classes and has work so he's been to busy to help anyway. Carrie would be afraid she would break a nail, lol! V and I enjoy doing that sort of stuff anyway and don't usually ask for help from the kids. But if we absolutely needed help Jason would if he was home. How old is Cole? Hope he gets better soon. I would LOVE to come visit you and your nieces, that would be fun! Don't think I will ever get a vaction though.

SHEL...good thing that you are having a sleep study done. Sleep apnea is serious. DH has it also and sleeps with the breathing machine. He also had surgery on his sinuses since they thought that might have been part of the problem. They gave him a copy of his video and OMG! You would not believe how many times in the night he stopped breathing and for how long...it really is scary and does a number on your heart. Glad you knee is feeling better. Hope you like the WATP video's/dvd's. I have some of the WATP videos and dvd's and I really like them, you do get a work out with them.

SUSANNYC...I think that is cool that you will have things taken care for you when you get to NYC. Also, that you will get a stipend to boot! Did someone mention grilled cheese? Mmmmm :T I think that is one of my favorite foods. I would do take-out every night if I could afford to. I have been cooking for about 30 years and let me tell ya...I am sick of it. Used to enjoy cooking but the last few years it has felt like a chore that I just don't want to do.

MICHELLE...how are you feeling today? Hoping you don't have a migraine today. Are you taking a prescription drug for them? I found that article about migraines, very long. Mostly talking about the different drugs to take for them and some peoples stories about how they handle them. At the end though it had a list of natural ways to help control them...stay hydrated, exercise, ugh, can't remember the rest. But it was in MORE magazine. For some reason I thought it was in WW magazine. So what are you doing over the weekend? Any special plans?

BEP...the itching would drive me crazy :crazy: I would have to scratch, and scratch, and scratch, lol. Hope you find out what it is and get rid of it soon.

Hi SHAWNA, and KATY! :wave:

Not much going on with me today...supposed to rain later so I may just get a load of laundry done and vacuum. V painted the kitchen last night and is doing some touch up right now. Actually, he painted two walls in the kitchen the green that is in the living room. We had painted the kitchen a gold looking color and I like it but the wall that connects the kitchen to the living room just didn't look right. So the far wall we left gold, actually the color is called brown mustard. We were going to repaint the whole kitchen but he took so long getting to it the mustard grew on me, lol. We did get up and out the door at 6 a.m. this morning for our 3 mile walk. I am getting back on track and hoping for at least a 1 pound loss this WI...not expecting it since this past week hasn't been a great week for anything other than working my butt off staining, lol. It felt good to walk this morning, it was actually on 68 degrees and there was a breeze so it was rather nice. I have already taken my vitamins and drank my 4 bottles of water and instead of drinking diet coke the rest of the day I made some iced tea. Haven't had any in ages and it actually tastes good. Anyway...starting to babble, lol.

Take care ladies and I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

And the official weigh in reads...210! Which means I'm only 1 pound up from April...and considering some of my behavior since then...that's pretty good.

We have a HUGE hedge around our entire yard and its time to trip it apparently...so my father has hired me to rake up all the tens of thousands of leaves that fall...I've been doing this since I was 12. While I feel suddenly very old...and I've always hated doing this...I at least know that this will get me out of the house and doing something physical.

Bep - I'm so sorry that sounds terrible! I hope you get better very fast!

SuszyQ - As for jogging right now I do a little warm up walk jog 2 minutes, walk 1 and repeat for 20 minutes...then a cool down walk...next week I hope to increase to 2.5 minutes jogging and 1 walking.

OOPSIE! My bad...I knew there was someone I missed...sorry JULES:^: :o Don't know how I missed you so I am glad that you posted while I was writing that novel. Well, I did take a break to cook DD a frozen pizza and make me some tuna salad. I was reading your catch up post to Kathy too. Sounds like your dD has a GREAT friend/roomate. I hope they love living in their little bungalow. V thinks I am goofy for saying lunner. I told him well, they have brunch so why not lunner? Lol :lol: V gets a little jealous too sometimes when I spend a lot of time with the kids. He would love to but half the time he is working and can't. I'm glad that he really doesn't mind though because there are times I just want to spend time with the kids alone. That's good though that your DS and DH have become closer. Hope you guys have a great time at the tractor pull and on your motorcycle ride.

Okay, now SUSAN/NYC snuck in here while I was posting to Jules, lol! HI SUSAN/NYC :wave: WTG! Only 1 pound since April is not bad at all! And WTG on weighing in :carrot: You are right...at least you are getting out of the house and doing something physical-that is always good. My youngest son who is in the ARMY told me that's how I should start with jogging...like how you are doing. Of course I have also read that in magazines. Guess I just get lazy and want to just get out there and go full force with the jogging. Knowing that it will never happen that way, lol. While on our walk this morning a girl ran past us and I told DH I wish I could jog. Hated running in High School when I was skinnier and younger. And now that I am older and fatter I wish I could, lol! One day, maybe, lol! Have fun raking! ;)

Hey Cristi,
Cole is will be 4 in October. And the crazy sister I was talking about is SuzyQ and my sweet adorable neices are just like their momma.

When we moved into this house the previous owners had done alot of renovations on this house but they painted the whole house the same color. So we would like to paint a few rooms a different color, but don't know what colors to choose. The carpet is the same throughout the whole house to. I would like to put in laminate flooring. We did put laminate in the kitchen and upstairs in the loft that we have turned into our bedroom.


Jules wow, it sounds like the kids keep you busy even though they have moved out. That will be good for both of them with their present arrangement. Although I do also hope that it will work out for DS and GF with her friend living there. Maybe it will just be for a couple of months until she can save some money, find a different job. What is the job situation like where you live? Right now here, there are so many jobs and not enough people to work. You have to put up with alot of crap from employees because they can quit and move on down the street for more money, and then you can't find anyone to replace them. I am glad that your daughter has such a good friend, it will help her have some fun and start over. Plus it is so nice that you are close to them.

Well I must run, and will chat with you all later.

Kathy

Hiya Kathy!gotcha about the crazy sister and nieces *slaps forehead* :lol: I'm a little slow sometimes, lol! I love color in the house. There was a time that all my walls were white and I would add a border here and there and that was it. But when we got this place I went crazy with the color. The only white room/walls in the house are in Jason's room but that is about to change. It took him 2 1/2 years to choose a color, lol-goofy kid. I thought I had a hard time selecting colors. Woooo, a loft bedroom...that sounds so cool. I bet it is nice. And the laminate floors would be nice there and in the kitchen. We still plan on doing the pergo wood flooring in the kitchen and dining area...not sure when but we will get around to it one day. We've been mainly focusing on finishing outdoors first before coming back inside to finish. Let me tell ya it has been a job this last 2 1/2 years. Can't believe we have been here that long already. So you have a little guy too! I love his name too! My first DH was Coleman and some called him Cole, mostly Chief though. He was American Indian (choctaw) and that started at work and stuck with him. I called him by his first and mn. But I like the name Cole and I bet you have a handsome little guy on your hands.

Well, I was getting ready to sign off and thought I would check back here again. But I am off now...going to go do that load of laundry, vacuum and read my book.

Have a good day!

*&^%#$ - I lost my post!!! Stupid &%$# site.....lol I can usually use the back botton to cut and paste but it was gone...ugh


Ok, Readers Digest Version.....I talked to you all and was witty!

Do you feel satisfied with that?? lol come on Sassy, I am waiting!!

My car is in the shop - $650 to fix. I was 4,000 miles over the warrenty and I drove it and caused further damage on the drum...dang. So, I will just add to my account (Les Schwab) and pay $50 a month - doable, and now Gabster will be safe.

Nephew broke his leg from jumping on the trampoline (sp),,,,,:bravo: on your walking Cristi!!

Jules - what is a tractor pull? Bep - maybe you are sensitive to the Benadryl?? have you bought a different brand of soap?? Can you go to the doctor??
Susan/NYC - GS has such pretty trees!! Great on the 1 pound gain - see you are doing good! Kathy - Hope you go to the picnic! It would be fun....
Michelle - where are you?? Shawna- you with Michelle???

Katy - you painting the house or hiring the job out??

It is sooooo pretty today. I need to go now and enjoy the sun.

chat tonight!!

Just had to share this cantelope smoothie - in case you missed it! Sounds so good,(cut & paste).......,,1/2 ripe cantalope, cut into cubes
1 1/2 cups ff plain yogurt (I used Greek yogurt)
3 TBSP SF vanilla syrup
4 - 6 ice cubes

Whirl all together in a blender til smooth. Makes about 2 servings.


Someone made me a banana one yesterday. Anyway - now I think I need a slurpee....so thirsty from the chips & salsa I was eating. I did wash the van, it is so big....I am going to drive it around a bit until I go pick up the toyota at 5 tonight. ......hmmm, potato salad sounds yummy.....pmsing - so piggie today!!

DH and I got in a big fight-says I do too much for the kids--yesterday he made a big deal about fixing DD's car and wanted to see her--she was comingout today to get it and then he wants to leave early--we go right by her house on the way to our friends so I say let me drive the car and he can talked to her a bit and see the nice paint job--he says okay and then when I call her to tell her we are coming with the car he starts yelling that all I think of is her--he left on the bike without me--dd came for her car and tried to talk me into going to her house--I said no--now DH came back and is being a complete @$$!! Don't feel much like posting maybe I will be back tomorrow.
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