Michelle.....
 

Let me just address my good friend Michelle..... Being as that you made that statement, you must have not actually watched the race. Tony ran in the top 3 ALL day, and even led the race several laps until pit stops. Jimmie Johnson actually ran at the back of the pack all day and the ONLY reason he had a decent finish is because on the last round of pit stops, his crew chief only called for one can of gas in the car instead of the usual two. (They knew the rain was coming, so they were taking a chance by only filling the tank half full of gas so they could hop out in front of everyone else off pit row, hoping it would end in rain delay & they wouldn't have to refuel) I guess if Jimmie appears to do better because they're sneaky instead of actually working to win a race, then I guess that might make him better in some people's book. :mad:

Now reading the above paragraph, I realize it makes me sound rude. I don't want to appear that way....especially to you Michelle, who I love so very much...but I HATE Jimmie Johnson. :p

CHICKIES

Oh my gosh:o you all are on page 2 of a thread and I havn't posted a darn thing!!! Shame on me!!! But I do love reading all the others.

Well I was lurking over on Ebay lastnight, first time I actually bid on something and I got it!!! I got a WATP tape that you all keep talking about the 3 mile one. So tell me about it? Is it hard or what? I got it for $8.00 is that a good deal? I figured it was, it was brand spanky new in the package still unopened!!! Hoping it will keep me going and maybe I can change the bedroom around a bit and do it in there since Hubby and kids seem to have an edge on the livingroom tv and vcr.

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Sorry about all the snow some of you have. We are gonna get ours tonight and into tomorrow they say now. Predicting only 3-6" for us, which is fine with me, I am so ready for winter to be done and over with. Only 30 more days till spring said the weatherman.

Did you all watch the race? I did with my bil and sil and dh, well I have never sat through a whole race so figured I would, I was very disappointed that they called the race!!! I mean they had how many laps left 89? Someone else might have won it!!! So the man wins 2 million or whatever by rain default, I guess he is counting his lucky stars now. Maybe he would have won anyway? But what about the $$$ all those fans paid to see a race, boy I would be so mad, can't they do like rain delays and finish the next day or something? Maybe I need to watch more to understand the rules. Just like that yellow line call on one of the drivers, looked like to me that he got pushed below the yellow line so where the heck was he supposed to go? If he hadnt gone down there would have been another crash. Oh my look what you have done to me Tina!!! I'm race talking:) Think I got the bug???


Update: I got booted off line and luckily it didnt take this page away I was working on, since my post was long!!! Secret that I did, I finished my post off line then copied it and then came back online and it let me go get it on word pad and paste it back on here!!! Lifesaver!!!!

Tina, Tina, Tina, what HAVE you done to our little group? We are all talking like grease monkies and race experts!:lol: :lol: :lol:
Actually, I think it is a hoot that a bunch of women are sitting around talking about Nascar! Baby girl, I am sorry your guy did not win. Of course, because of knowing his aunt, we were rooting for him too (Jack had a $5 bet with a guy at work too).

Sandy: I wondered where you were. I hadn't heard from you in awhile. When it comes to mens' sports, I give up trying to follow the rules and just say, "hey is so and so winning or not?":lol: :lol: I would say the price of the tape was good. Did you or seller pay shipping? That could make it just an ok deal. My daughter and sil own a huge e-bay and internet business and she teases me because I get nervous bidding on anything. I almost won a bid on a videocamera a year or so ago, but there is something you can do that let's you pretty much get in the last bid and I have no clue about stuff like that.

I think I am going to get my second walk in this morning so I can cuddle up and read this afternoon. I am so darn cold that I can hardly type. I have a roast to put in the oven with carrots and I am fixing my dh some yeast rolls (boo hoo none for me though as we ate out a lot this weekend and I do not need extra cal/fat) this afternoon too so I would like to get the second session over and done with so I don't have to go outside again. Being a federal holiday, there is no mail, so I won't have to stick my behind out the door again! I just do not do extreme cold or hot well.

You ladies stay OP today and get them there exercises in!

Oh, I forgot to add my motivational thought. To me this says it all that everything is in the MIND!:

"It doesn't make any difference whether what you face is something that affects your work, your personal relationships, your sense of security, your appraisal of self-worth, or your appearance--the way you think about your situation largely determines whether you will do anything about it and what you will do." Dr. Arthur Freeman

Always laugh everyday, it gets rid of wrinkles, bad temper, and indigestion besides you can't eat and laugh at the same time! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Donna

LMAO..Tina you are too funny!! You are absolutely right! I never even turned on the race and only found the finish on the internet and I don't even know what Jimmie Johnson looks like! And don't really care!! LOL I'm not a NASCAR fan...my uncle is and he likes Rusty something or other...but for me...I'll stick to Partrick Swayze...he is my man!!

Anyway....I gotta get back out there and help john shovel...he shoveled four times yesterday and now we have 17 inches of snow out there even with 3 vehicles in the driveway!! So I'll be back to see who is around!

TTFN Michelle

I just LOVE all my friends....
 

It just absolutely cracks me up to come on here and read all the replys and see the race mentioned in just about all of them....:grouphug: I hope this is a good thing, right? :^: I was very dissappointed in the race...with the rain delay. :( I have to work every single Sunday and usually miss half the race. (Although sweet dh does tape it for me) But yesterday, I took 1/2 a day vacation, because I just couldn't miss the first race of the season and look what happens? :p I think it is a grand possibility that Michael Waltrip still would have won the race because he was pretty fast, but I wish it hadn't of ended when it did, because Tony ran in the top 3 ALL day and would have surely got a top 3-5, however.....I'll take a 7th place finish, seeing as year before last he was in a horrific crash (even worse than the one Ryan Newman was in yesterday) and last year, his engine blew up on the 2nd lap. :(

I'm sorry guys, but individual replies will have to be lightning quick today as we are SLAMMED at work! :yikes:

Actually, I made that statement about 45 minutes ago and haven't been able to address you yet, as the phones have been ringing non stop. I will be back later. Love you all..... :love:

Hmmmmm... will she kill me for saying this ?? LOL
 

I hate to disagree Tina.... but .... from your post it sounds to me like this Jimmy guy out smarted your man. :o

And I will bet you a shiney red apple that Tony will be using that trick himself before the racing season is over. :yes: That doesn't sound tricky to me... it sounded pretty darn smart. Sort of like saving up your points all day because you know the good delicious dessert is waiting for you at the end of the dinner. :lol: Only Jimmy's dessert was a trophy not turtle cheese cake. LOL
(okay, I will stop teasing you) :love:
DARN !!! Now "I" am even writing about Nascar racing. :yikes:

Oops sorry 2cute..but Jimmie didn't win the race either..he just came in third...Michael Waltrip won the race!!

Geeeesh...Tina...you got us all talking about that darn race...what the heck are you doing to us girl...before you know it we will ALL be NASCAR fans!!!

My little guy had a ball outside helping us shovel snow..well...he was shoveling it back into the driveway but he thought he was helping us...at some points he was doing it the right way!! You just gotta love the little guy for trying! He didn't want to come in...he was so bundled up in a sweatsuit, snow pants, a hooded jacket, a jacket, mittens, snowboots, and a hat. He was a waddling there!! LOL

OK gotta get going on those last two assignments for business law! I got an A on the last two assignments for english comp II and I got a B+ on my final paper...I am psyched!

And to top it off...I got a call from our regional manager and they are keeping our offices closed today...duh! Did they really really think we were going to risk our lives out there to open up this afternoon just to make a few collection phone calls?? I don't think so!!! At least not this chick or her girl were going in today!

Enough of me for now...hope things lighten up for you at work today Tina...

TTFN Love you guys! Michelle

Duh... I feel stupid. I knew that Jimmy did not win. :o

But the theory is still the same. Save those points to get what you want in the end. :yes: He wanted the trophy. He STILL came in ahead of..... "others". :lol:

Tina... you KNOW I am cheering for TONY because you love him. Go TONY !!!!!

Now.... NO MORE NASCAR from this "sane woman". :lol:

GREETINGS CHICKIES,

It's just starting to snow here in the central NY snow belt. We're only getting 4" - 9" from this one. A flurry. :D Hope they're right. I have tickets for the Music Man tomorrow night and have to pick up to elderly friends who are basically blind and who sit right in front of us. The snow's supposed to end here during the night.

Picture this, right now we have about 50 wild turkeys at the bird feeders. Most are foraging seed from the ground, but there is enough old snow under the feeders that some of the turkeys just eat out of the feeders. It's reached the point where instead of reaching up to take the feeders down and fill them we reach down and lift them up. :)

OP for the last 3 days. YES!!!

About the race. TINA you've got me interested. I remembered it yesterday afternoon. Turned on the TV - No Race. :rain: How dare they cut it short??? I wanted to watch!!:bomb:

Not much else going on. Finally got a printer for the laptop. Scanner next. anyone want to donate some $'s? hahahahaha

It's snowing on the turkeys. What a sight!

ttyl

Heaven help us, Tina's has turned the group into Nascar junkies. Next thing you know, we will be leaving our spouses and following the drivers around as groupies! Can't you just see that? All those bodies just waddling around trying to latch on to our favorite driver and trying to stuff ourselves into a car thats door doesn't open.!:lol: :lol: Speaking of that, did any of you see the Pepsi commercial where the driver tries to jump into the Pepsi truck without opening the door? FUNNNNNYYYY! I also noticed the Bud Light commercial taking a pot shot at women. Yeah, it was funny but why are women the butt (sorry about the pun) of fat jokes all the time?

Kat: I always loved little kids all bundled up in snowsuits looking like tiny Michelin men, waddling all over. He is obviously feeling much better. That's great! Hip hooray for you and your papers. When I went to college the first time I was 36. My Comp I class was taught by a graduate student and I swear we had the biggest bunch of dumb bunnies you have ever seen. I majored in English in high school and when the teacher found out I knew my stuff talked me into helping with the class. I just couldn't believe that almost half the class could barely read let alone write a comparison and contrast paper. Good for you keep it up!

J-Ann: Have a good time at the musical. Hope the weather holds off for you. It must be lovely watching the turkeys.

Tina: Here's hoping your work load slows down. How dare they keep you busy when you need to post! :lol:

Toodle loo for now. Don't you all work too hard shoveling those driveways etc.

Donna

Amost forgot.
MICHELLE: I'll bet Andrew was adorable. To this day, and I'm 53 with 0 kids, I can still remember the smell of the wool hat and mittens, and my wet snowsuit drying on the hall radiator. I was the :queen: of the snow :angel:s.

WARNING! This post does NOT contain any NASCAR references!
 

Donna, My Michelin Man is 46 years old...but he's still cute! You've gotten Michelle and I mixed up! She's the one with the little cutie and the school work...

J-ann...I hope you're able to get out to see, "The Music Man." My daughter and I watched it on TV last night, (new version with Matthew Broderick--very good!) I had forgotten how many good songs are in that show! Have fun! I know our blizzard down here is just another day to you up there...this fills me with a whole new respect for people who have to deal with this ALL WINTER LONG! Bless you my child.

Speaking of snow...they're all out there, waiting for me to get my big butt outside to help. I'm going to shovel out a little place for poor Molly in the back yard...It's pretty funny watching her trying to find a place to "squat," if you know what I mean! The snow is past her shoulders, and she is not a lttle doggie!

Gotta go put my booties on...Hi to everyone else...

Geez the school just called...no school tomorrow and delayed opening Wednesday...too bad you can't see the cartwheels my son is about to flip when I tell him!

see ya later...

Kat: :o :o Man, I am on a roll. I made a reference to the Ark on another thread and said Moses instead of Noah! Sorry, disregard the cute comments. I promise I have no knowledge how cute your dh is in or out of a snowsuit!!!!!!!:lol: :lol: It drives me nuts going back and forth to the posts. I am old and senile so what do I know? I can barely put two sentences together these days!

Michelle: Andrew is most definitely adorable in a snowsuit I am sure. Anyway, I do like little ones in snowsuits when they can't walk. It loses something on grown men I think!

I am being sorely tempted this afternoon! I need words of wisdom and encouragement to keep me sane! I have a pot roast and carrots in the oven and yeast rolls rising and the smell is driving me crazy. I may have to go get some Vicks or Ben Gay or something and put on to cover the smell! Of course, that would ruin the romance that I have planned for dh unless he is into locker room smells, which I don't think he is. Brother the torture you go through just to feed your husband!

I had to put a new avatar of me up. I couldn't stand the other one any longer. It is NOT me anymore!

Donna:

Donna don't feel bad...the other day I referred to Kat's husband, whose birthday is the same as my John's, as Thin's husband...brain farts are happening on a regular basis here!!

I have my last two business law assignments done now I just have to type them up and email them...so when I get done with that and get dinner started I will be back...in the mean time DONNA...DO NOT GO INTO THE KITCHEN!!

TTFN Michelle

Okay, far too much racing talk in here.

I jumped in to read posts and that was just about all I saw.

Finished a report that I had due today, and had a few minutes before my husband is picking me up from work, so I stopped in.

Sorry to hear about all the snow. Fortunately, we in Michigan are only probably going to get a few inches. Boy am I glad.

Well, Monday's eating has been good so far. Exercise and dinner when I get home. Then early to bed for me. Last night being up to midnight doing reports for work, has really taken its toll on me today.

Have a great evening.