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Where did everyone go? Summerrrrr, I'll PM my opinion on your "issue" as you mentioned in the previous post! Spent the day with my parents and sons. The. ENTIRE. DAAAY. Didn't mind it until I returned home and the house didn't magically clean itself. Dang.
Hugs, ya'll! meeee |
Morning Ladies,
Sorry I was MIA yesterday. Had a lot going on. I had to sort and bag my Avon orders. Then deliever a few of them. Stop and get my 3 day paycheck from the h@## hole. Go to the bank on my gas fumes, get gas, go to the library, pick up my new Avon books, get a wedding card and gift card and then take my two stepson's out for lunch with me. We went to Bob Evans. It was good. I had a Hertiage Chef Salad. But boy did it do a number on my tummy the rest of the day. Had dessert of Strawberry Shortcake. Came home only to be home 30 minutes and have dh come rushing in the door only to tell us we needed to hurry up and get ready. We had to drop the kids off to their stepdad. Then we had to go get my dh something to eat since he hadn't eaten all day. Then it was off to the wedding reception of my co-worker. But as usually because it was something I wanted to do, we got into a verbal match on the way there. Got there and only stayed for 2 hours. Just long enough for him to hurt my feelings. There was a slow love song on and I asked him to dance with me. He said no, he didn't feel like it. But when we go out with our friends, if the ladies ask him to dance with them he is like sure and goes to dance with them. Then he had to compare his wedding reception with my co-workers. We didn't have a wedding reception because that was something he didn't want. All we had was a small cememory at the church with his three kids, his mom, my brother and sister-in-law,the minister and his wife. So I never did get to have the wedding of my dreams. Sometimes this bothers me. I guess hearing about the great wedding and wedding reception of the ex's and his last night did it in for me. Then he went to bed early on me and hogged the bed. So I grabbed my pillow and slept on the couch. Only for him to wake me up at 6:30 and tell me to go to bed. But he did his darnest to wake me up by making all kinds of noise getting ready for the day. He left around 8 to go run errands. So I slept until 10. Now have to think about doing a workout here shortly. Sorry for ranting and raving. Summerrr I am still thinking about your little problem. Let me get back to you on it okay. Ginger how is the new hairdo? Miss Mermaid sounds like you had a nice day with your parents and boys. Sorry to hear that house cleaning fairy didn't appear while you were gone though. Well I better go and get my big fat butt moving around for the day. I will try to check back in with you all later. But it is hard to do when my dh hogs the computer for long periods of time when he is home. God forbid if you ask him to use it when he is on it! Have a great weekend! Take care, Kerry |
I did have a walking date with Lesile and the gang! It went well feel much better.
Miss Mermaid I think you asked me a couple days ago about the walk/jog dvd. Leslie starts you out walking and then you jog in place for about 2 minutes and then go back to walking for 3 minutes or so. You do this four or five times during the dvd. It is really good. Gets you sweating and makes you feel great afterwards. She also has one of the ladies do it low impact in case you don't feel right away that you can do the jogging part. I would highly recommend it. Hope that helps you! |
Hello! What a day! Holey moley was this an incredibly hot and humid day here in my part of Virginia! Barely able to spend any time making progress on my attic cleaning project. Even now at 7:15, it is still way too hot up there to go up yet. Usually after dinner, I can begin working up there. Not tonight! I tried to do a WATP tape. My head began to pound again after only about 15 minutes. I stopped as I don't want to have a headache for 5 days like before! I laid down on our bed in the dark quiet room and the headache went away within just a few minutes! I don't want to take that prescription medicine unless I can't get the headache to go away.... I am pretty sure that this is weather or "pressure" related!
Spent several hours working on a written project for my friend. I'm, in my opinion, done! Waiting to hear from her for editing and her opinion! My eating has been well controlled and I'm working on finishing my water for the day! Watching what the boys have on the tv.... discovery channel...evidently it is shark week! YIKES! I've got to leave the room or I will never put a toe in the ocean again! Well Kerry, sure sounds as if you were very busy yesterday! Hope that your Saturday has been much more calm! Sounds as if your time with your husband yesterday wasn't very fun. I *WOULD* have danced with you at the reception! :) Next time you all are out and he is dancing with all the others, make sure you cut in and get your dance! (((hugs))) Where is everyone else?! Hope you are off having great weekends! (I sort of forgot that this is Saturday.... for us it is Tuesday!) Ya'll take care! Will check in later! meeeee |
DD had a friend over to swim...one of the well-behaved friends, so I read my book while they played harmoniously in the pool for 3 hours. DD and I walked her friend home which was a good long walk, so that was my exercise for the day. DD got her first bad sunburn on her face, especially around the eyes even though she had on spf 30 waterproof and was wearing sunglasses. Just looking at her sunburn gave me a tummy ache. I can't stand to see my child feel any kind of discomfort. Never mind my mother who let her toehead blonde daughter (me) get so many sunburns wearing baby oil that I will probably have some skin issues later on. She would spray me with stinging solarcaine and tell me to get over it.
DH had to work at the arena for "The Wiggles" show all day till 7pm. He jumped in the pool when he got home, and we had bbq chicken, homemade low-fat mac & cheese, salad, and more frozen margaritas for dinner. We had s'mores for dessert and set off fireworks in the backyard. DD came in at 9:15to watch the Disney Games finale. We followed soon after at 9:45 cause we're pooped. Soon we'll hit the hay. Kerry: I think you should play a nasty trick on your DH the next time he's asleep. Maybe draw something embarassing on him with permanent marker. Or you could stick a banana in his tail pipe. You could substitute chocolate candy with ex-lax. If somebody was picking on me like he picks on you, I'd have to retaliate. By the way, I've had three margaritas, so I guess I shouldn't be taken too seriously right now! Still... Mermaid: Take care of your noggin'. Beware of high pressure systems.' Ginger: Hope your enjoying your time away from us. Goodnight! |
morning.
been up for over an hour now... DH had to be AT work by 6 am so his alarm went off at 4:30. I tried to tunr over and go back to sleep... but no deal. I didn't go to bed until after 2 so I'm VERY tired! forgot to say thanks for the video review Kerry! After yesterday I'm scared to consider more than a regular watp walk tape.... but i've often wanted to try the jog one! maybe I *CAN* sleep...gonna try! talk to you later! |
Hi Gals,
Hope are all rested from your busy Saturdays! It sure was hot in Ohio. It was 95 and very humid. Then we had rain and thunderboomers come through around 5 ish and cool things off for an hour or so. Then it was heating back up. We went to the fair with the boys last night. They watched the demo. derby and I went to watch some cutie pie named Adam Tucker sing. It was just a chance happening that he was there. I got bored watching the cars so I went for a walk and ended up listening to him for a long time. Plus people watching. Very funny! Today I am going to drive halfway bwt. my place and my sister's and have lunch with her. Then we might go and do a little shopping or take in a movie. So that is my plans for today. Miss Mermaid sorry to hear that you got another headache yesterday. Hope it is just heat related and they go away soon. I hope you were able to get some sleep too. Your welcome on the video review. Maybe once it gets cooler and you can give it a try. Summer sorry to hear that your dd has a bad sunburn on her face. How is she feeling today? Sounds like you had a nice relaxing evening last night. Hope you drank one of those marigritas for me. The one bar down here has them for $1.00 on Mondays. So I think before I go back to school I might be there on a couple of the Mondays for a few drinks. Loved your suggestions. I get him back when we are out in public with our friends and say little jabs at him. That way he can't retailate. Ginger hope all is going well for you. We miss chatting with you. I did eat good last night at the fair though. One small popcorn and a shaved ice strawberry flavored. Not going to tell you about eating at the China place before hand. Well I better go and get my fannie moving. I have to go and get my sdd at her grandma's since she wants to go with me. Get some money out of the bank and hit the road. Chat with you gals all later. Have a great day! Kerry |
Kerry: Glad you liked my suggestions. I have many more. I'll dispense them gradually over time so as not to overwhelm you with choices.;)
Ginger: Where in the heck are you? Mermaid: Sleep. I couldn't let DD go out in the sun today, because the sunburn didn't cool off as much as I hoped.:( So, I took her to see "Bratz" at the movies.:p I sooooo wanted to see "No Reservations" but with her feeling blue about being so pink, I gave in. "Bratz" was okay, but gosh it took a long time for it to end. It didn't help that there were a couple young mothers with very young children who were allowed to "run amok." These toddlers came and left the movie I assume to use the facilities alone and ran up and down the stairs. One duo even opened the emergency exit letting in the bright sunshine.:mad: I swear, I don't need to teach 4 year olds. They are actually quite independent. I need to teach their parents how to be parents instead. What are these parents thinking letting their little ones out of their sight?:?: DD (almost 10) still holds my hand wherever we go.:hug: I won't be around tomorrow. We are leaving at the crack of dawn to take the Long Island Ferry to visit my nephew and his new wife in Northport, L.I. We are supposed to go to the beach by their house. Unfortunately, it is supposed to be stormy tomorrow. So, I may be wearing my clear Disneyworld rain poncho instead of a bathing suit! Either way, we are going because DH took the day off, and since my nephew and his wife are chefs, Monday is their only real day off. I'll just think of it as an adventure!:p:rain: |
Evening Ladies,
Well my sdd and I went to lunch with my sister today. We went to Bob Evans. I was good and ate a Wildfire Chicken Salad. Then we went to the movies and saw Hairspray. What a great movie! Then on the way back to my sister's car we passed a Dairy Queen so we had to pull in and go inside for some ice cream. So now I am home. Trying to unwind and relax a little bit before the hetic week starts all over again. Summer sorry to hear that your movie experience wasn't a great one. You are so right about having to teach the parents and not the kids. Enjoy your trip to Long Island tomorrow. I hope it doesn't rain for you. Miss Mermaid did you get any sleep today? Did it cool off any for you? Ginger where are you honey? We miss chatting with you. Let me guess you were stuck at a baseball tournment this weekend! Well ladies I think I am going to go watch some tv and read my book. Chat with you all later. Kerry |
hiya!
up and preparing to face the day. must get oldest to his 6 hour marching band practice in a bit (yes, he is, um, lets call it excited!) must get youngest to his bass lesson at other end of our county right smack during the middle of the other's practice. such is the life of TaxiMom! Kerry, thanks for the movie review! I will add it to my list to rent when it comes out next year! Unless I can convince my friend to abandon her family ship long enough to go catch it some time this week... (after TaxiMom hours, of course!) Glad that you got to go out with your sdd and sister! What book are you reading currently? Summerrrr, I have to LOL. I saw the television commercial for that Bratz movie and instantly fell to my knees thanking the good Lord for my sons! I am sure that I would poke my own eyes out in an effort to prevent having to sit thru THAT movie! I will admit that I have endured my fair share of BBBAAADD children's movies; however, I'm so glad I never had to endure "girl tween" movies! I have seen EVERY Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Harry Potter *MULTIPLE* times. When we went to see the last Lord of the Rings movie at the theater....This was my ENDURANCE test. I had NO interest in it, couldn't keep the characters straight to save my life, the music and sound effects literally HURT my ears, spent the whole time (that I paid attention) confused and finally concentrated on eating my Sour Patch Kids body part by body part! I eventually cleaned out the contents of my purse by putting all the good stuff on one side and all the junk on the other. Yeah, good times! Quality family together time! Now that I have remembered all this, perhaps that Bratz movie wouldn't be SOOOO bad! :fr: I will refrain from commenting on the crazy lame parents who attended the movie at the same time you did, allowing their younger kids to treat the movie theater as a play ground. WHAT IS WRONG with people? ....AND THIS IS WHY OUR JOB AT SCHOOL is so darn difficult! (Oh, I wasn't going to comment on this.....) speaking of crazy parents..... Hey have you seen this Duggar family in the news? While their 17 children are cute. OMG! Home school, all names beginning with J, 10.5 years pregnant, mom says more. My uterus gave up that gig after 2. I have much respect for this mom! More power to them! Gotta go get moving! Ya'll have a great day! take care, meeee |
Morning Ladies,
Miss Mermaid I currently reading a book titled "To the Limit". It is a Nascar romance book. Unforunately I didn't get any of it read last night because my dh came home and we went into town to see a friend. So I am hoping to spend a lazy day today and read some of it. Sounds like you are going to have a busy day today. Enjoy yourself. Hope it is not another hot one today! Summer enjoy your trip to Long Island. I hope it doesn't rain for you all. Ginger hope this is a good week for you. Well I need to go and get myself moving for the day. Chat with you all later. Take care, Kerry |
Wow...it sure is lonely in here tonight! Hope that everyone has had a great Monday! Sure was hot here again....actually, as they say, it isn't the heat it is the humidity! Tomorrow is promised to be even hotter AND more humid. Even my "outside loving" doggie spent the day, for the most part, inside! VERY VERY unusual! Spent today driving this one here and this one there and then going to pick up that one and then finally this one! In between I did the grocery shopping, a bit of laundry, went to the library, and cooked dinner!
MomTaxi has to get Oldest to the high school for DrumLine and will make a run to drop off some boxes and stuff at my school. I've got quite a mound of school bound junk that I need to get out of the living room! I've not stepped foot in my classroom since the last day of school in June... so I have no idea of how the cleaning crew left it. Keep your fingers crossed that I don't have a stroke when I walk in there.... Listen shortly after noon, you may hear my reaction all the way in whatever state you are in! Hey Kerry, did you get your book finished? I had no idea that they had Nascar romance books! I am waiting, not very patiently, for the library to call to tell me that it is my turn for Lean Mean Thirteen ..... Meanwhile, I've just started Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Summer, hope your trip to visit your nephew was wonderful! Hope Lil'Miss Sunshine's face is looking LESS burned! Ginger, Ginger, Ginger where oh where has our Ginger gone? Hope all is going well for you and your family! You know that we miss you! Did well with my eating today. Not too good with water....but tomorrow will be another day! Worked to clean out a utility closet this evening. OMG what a MESS... I was working in the small closet leaning over attacking dust bunnies...or really being attacked by dust bunnies when I pulled something somehow. My back hurts all the way up into my neck. Seems like perhaps I will be forced to finish in this closet tomorrow! Heading to the shower! Take care, meeee |
Mermaid & Kerry: My library is lousy and doesn't have newish books. I'm waiting to find a few Evanovich books used on Amazon or at my used book store. Either way, I'm NOT paying what they are asking right now. I'm just finishing Jimmy Buffet's Where is Joe Merchant? It's a good book, but not as good as his next one. His Salty Piece of Land was outstanding. It even made me cry happy tears at the end.
Well the rain never came! We packed for every kind of weather except for cold...oops! forgot that travelling at night by boat is cold, duh!:( Planned with DH to wake at 6:30am and leave house at 7:45am. Woke at 6:20am and was in car at 7:45am with DH giving serious attitude. When I pointed out that I was on time and asked him why he was mad, his reply was "Can't you ever be early?!":dizzy: My reply was, "Well if you asked me to be early, I would have been early. Clear expectations pleeeeeeze!!!":mad: What the f**k?!:?: His anxiety when we travel or celebrate a holiday drives me nuts. He acts like a jerk. I know it comes from a difficult childhood with an abusive father who made these things stressful for the family; but paleeze could we just once have an event without him behaving irrationally? Then when we were returning home, he had the nerve to complain that I was crabby as we waited on the dock in Port Jefferson for the 9pm ferry which wouldn't let us board until 9:30pm. I was tired, cold, and yes, a b**ch. I replied, "Now we're even. You weren't exactly charming this morning." It almost started a new fight, and frankly, I just didn't have the energy to argue. I let him say whatever and ignored him. We got home after 11pm.:p Aside from the travelling woes, we enjoyed our day. We went to the beach, went to town to have appetizers and cocktails (4 appetizers, 3 alcoholic drinks, & 2 soft drinks total) resulting in a $75 bill!!!:fr: That's New York for you. Can you imagine what it would have cost to go out for dinner?!!!!!:yikes: We toured the town, bought DD an embellished sweatshirt cause it was windy, and returned to their house to bbq and drink wine. It was a full day, but a good one. This morning I had to go to my gastroenterologist with a bit of a hangover.:headache: I took my last Nexium, ate an egg and WW English muffin with 2 cups of coffee, and downed 4 motrin. That helped.;) Then I had to plan my strategy. I knew I had gained since my last appointment, and I needed to approach it so that I wouldn't get "the lecture." So, since this is a male doctor, I knew I needed to show some assets.:D So, I found a low-cut black sundress that displays my ta ta's in a fabulous way. I showered with my coconut/mango body wash, used the coconut/mango lotion, applied my make-up and used bronzer in all the right places. My hair looked great. I left the house looking rather HOT:whoo: if I do say so myself! Next, I schmoozed the nurses.;) After we were all giggling about how although pina coladas are so yummy, they don't do much for our girlish figures;). Finally, after greeting the doctor, I told him about my horrific school year and how I gained weight from stress eating garnering his sympathy.:D When all was said and done, I got my Nexium renewed, slickly avoided another endoscopy, and was encouraged to call him ANYTIME I was feeling upset.:yes::callme::rofl: Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Now if only I had this kind of power over women doctors... DD has a play date at a friends, and DH is home today. So my afternoon is a question mark. He'll probably try for an "afternoon delight!" ;) |
Ms Ginger is here.....but facing a busy week. Hope to be back later to catch up with everyone. I am not handling life too well at the moment, and need to readjust my thinking before I return. I'm ok- just had a tough day or two.
It is nice to be missed.... really I needed to hear that. Thanks, my friends. |
hot enough for you?
......way too hot today. Went with my mother and father to the informational class regarding her knee replacement surgery. Went around with them collecting the few remaining items that she will need to take with her. Exhausting.... and I didn't DO anything.
Stress eating a bit..... with my mom and dad... but it could have been worse! Ginger, missed you....and HANG in there! If there is anything that I can do to help, well, you know I owe you big! :) Let me know! Summer and Kerry: Hope you've had good Wednesdays! I was looking at the calendar (at that class) and the reality of August slipping away really hit me. SIGHHH! Everyone take care! Eat well....and be careful about the exercising with this heat! |
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