Hello everyone,
oh man why can't I sleep well on the weekends. been up since 1:30!! Well did some crochet,computer games and watched tv. in an hr or so will go do laundry and more crochet
need to get a walk in today plus my water, as far as I know no macy's today. Will probably go to ex's basketball game later on this after noon. His coaching gig starts again today.
Maybe a nap as well. Found some other things to try for the victoria's order, hope they fit better.

take care everyone and have a good day
Lizzy

Morning everyone I dont sleep well either Lizzy hopefully you can catch a nap later!!
I worked out twice yesterday!! Whoo hooo! Today im gonna do something different with my weights!! I cant wait to get my Richard simmons dvd!
do any of you have a publix grocery store? They just opened one in Chattanooga and tomorrow im going to visit and hopefully get some Sushi!! beats the heck outta going out to eat! Less money spent! Ok need to go get busy I will pop back in later on! Gina H

Morning Lizzy...Sorry you have been up all night..that sucks!! I have been up since 5:45 since the alarm clock went off for the BIG YOUTH HUNTING day(for those that don't know, our regular deer season is out but the state allows any youth under 17 the opportunity to hunt today with an adult 21 or older and they can harvest legally)..it is a great opportunity for kids that parents are always too busy to try to teach them how to hunt or get to take them hunting. DS & DH are assisting with a community youth hunt this morning...I tried to get DD to go but she just mumbled something and rolled over...okay by me as I get to hang out here this morning instead of out in the 20 degree artic zone that has settled upon..(Nik--I had to add that..LOL!!! We are going to hit 50 today and then we are back to normal).

I have my first recipe for the thread on the stove cooking now..DH was like WTH?? Why are you up at 6 am cooking...I informed him that we are going to be eating much healthier around here and it is not just going to be me eating it...I will post recipe on the thread later. It smells good so far!!!!!

Okay..I have a new addiction...anybody tried JigZone.com Jigsaw Puzzle Games. It is a jigsaw puzzle website..I have always loved to put puzzles together but after we got the cat in the house, I would miss pieces, etc so I had stopped. Now I have a website I can go to and do my puzzles. It is sooo cool!!! Check it out!!!

Sue...OMG on the explaining all the sex crap going on..that is so hard on kids and in today's world there is really no way around it.

Erin...One of my co-workers ordered Solo Slim Extra Strength this week off the internet..said she had taken it before and it really curbed her appetite. It was about $50 for a month supply. She is going to let me try a couple when they come in. You may look into getting a B-12 shot..they are amazing!! I have had 2 of them by a doctor and I need to go back for another. They boost your metabolism and keep it up for approximately 2 weeks and talk about an energy rush. I haven't checked the stores...wonder if you can just buy B-12 over the counter??? Anybody know???

Morning Gina!!!

Okay..off to the recipe thread to post my 1st recipe. Have a great day girls.

Good Morning Ladies.

I had a decent evening but had a oh man moment. When I got home from work, I decided to sit and have a cup of coffee and go online. I spilled the cup of coffee onto my friggin laptop!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needless to say, it is dead. Soooo I was so afraid to tell Kevin. I finally did last night and the smart man, it turns out, had bought the extended warranty which includes accidents!!!! And the thing runs out on the 27th. So tomorrow I am going to run down to Circuit City and get a new one or have them fix it. I can only hope a new one. hehe I know that is bad to say. EM.........Isn't circuit city down your way on 22? Is that the one across from sears?

On tap for today....cleaning. My parents are coming to an early dinner. The girls have basketball games tonight and after that, 1 (possibly 2) of Jess' friends are sleeping over. For dinner I am making pot roast and whole wheat egg noodles. I was going to add some stuff into the crockpot with it, but it will have to be basic because my mom is doing core.
Ohhhhh also.....after my coffee spilling fiasco, we went to target. Jess needed new jeans so badly. I found one of the new firms and it is floor areobics! WOOHOO Burn and Shape is the name of it and I will be trying it out in a couple of hours. Which brings me to another point.....OMG my legs are KILLING me still from Tamilee the other day!!!!!!!! Which brings me to another point........I know I should look on the scale in the evening, but I looked this morning and it shows down 11 pounds since the 27th! I find that weird. I was down 5 pounds the first week and now am more the second!? I have never had that happen.
Oh and Monday starts my going to meetings. I have to remember to ask the one neighbor if she can watch the kids while I go.

Lizzy- WTG on that afghan you are working on. I think this is why I am liking granny squares....even if I am only doing a couple at a time, at least I am seeing results. It is so hard to do when the kids are awake, especially once I get to the 3rd round because I am constantly having to switch with my dc, hdc, sc and I lose track easily.....even when I use markers! LOL

Alrighty....gonna go blog and surf for a bit. Did you see Shitney lost custody! That is a hard thing for a woman to lose custody....that should say something that she definately needs some hardcore help.

BBL

Oh you guys snuck up on me!
Gina- WTG on those 2 workouts!!!! That is great!

Terry- Here is a website for you....Pogo.com: Play free online games! Win big prizes! they have a TON of different games on there. My current addiction is dominoes. So glad that you didn't have to go into the tundra. hehehe I think we are still in the teens.

Morning Jen..OMG on the keyboard..that was NOT good!!!

Has anybody watched "How to Love Yourself Naked" or something like that on Lifetime?? DH & I watched it last night...it was really interesting to see the different things they showed the girl that made her look bigger than she was and sloppier too. Did you girls know that 90 something % of women, wear the wrong size undergarmets..never even thought of it but once they got this chick the right size for her, it was a HUGE difference in how she looked without clothes..much more sleeker... Gotta watch it!!!!

Hello everyone,
as soon as I got off here, got very sleepy & actually took a nap, going for a walk in a bit, will put off the laundry until later today or tomorrow.

Gina- good to see you back. the marketing sounds interesting. let us know more. My sis has publix down the street from her and love it.
Terry- don't you love DSL.I haven't gone to that website in ages. You need to check out Pogo for games too.LOL Jen beat me too it. The latest for me is sweet tooth 2,
Jen- yipes about the laptop, thank goodness still under warranty

alrighty want to get a good walk in. Grocery shop is in the works. I want to try the black bean soup tonya gave us over on bcb, it's soo good.

take care everyone see you later
Lizzy

Quickie from me girlies.. I have to hop in the shower and get the family going. We'll leave for Houston this morning and I told my Mom we would get on the road by 9. It's 730.... I won't be back until Sunday night so I'll check back in with you all Monday morning. School starts Monday too but I am going to commit myself to checking in with you girls before I even start school work. You girls are important and worth my time!!!!!! You all have meant a lot in keeping me on track and I enjoy sharing your lives with you! Not sure where all that came from...maybe because I died in my dream last night ( I think) and realize that we need to tell the people that mean the most to us how much we love them and need them regularly! Outta here!

Morning guys,

Well, you've all been active since I talked to you last! I just finished reading Weds thread and am ROFLMAO at Terry's arctic blast and Nik rooting through the trash (and just so you know Nik....I am not above that either, how pathetic are we? hee hee).

So it was a crazy 3 days here. Today I'm hosting a baby shower for a friend and then the rest of the weekend is going to be spent getting ready to leave for 10 days on Monday. Plus, if I don't get Christmas down before I leave, it's going to be a Valentine's Christmas here

Exercised at lunch yesterday and have been doing great with food morning and afternoon. Still screwing myself up in the evenings. One day at a time right?

Lizzy - get some rest today if you can kiddo!
Jen - 11 lbs? Holy crap girl....I'm so jealous. I hear you on the commute though. I drive an hour and 15 min when traffic is good. Took me 2 hours on Thurs morning b/c of an accident. What a chunk of the day. Someone needs to invent exercise you can do in your car!!!
Allison - must have been the night of bad dreams...I had them too! We love you too friend
Sue - how's the house coming?
Terry - yeah on the DSL! Isn't it great? Little Miss Tongo is starting to get used to being brushed. She actually likes having her face brushed! I've ordered some of that Cowboy Magic stuff for her tangles and will work on them when I get home. I just can't bring myself to spray WD40 on an animal...call me a wuss, but I just can't do it
Gina - good morning and welcome back!

Ok, I need to go update the challenge thread and then get some coffee (more coffee would be more accurate). It's finally going to get back up into some semblance of normal winter temp here today (30's). We've been at 5 degrees or subzero for the last few days....brrrrr!

Have a great day guys!
Lori T

Busy board already for a sat. morn!!! So, i don't think that i mentioned that i got hooked up with a couple guys that just bought a coffee shop here on the island, my good friend is the third partner and they have hired me, not sure in what capacity yet, it will be sort of starbucky, but higher end. the long term plan is to open another one up on the mainland side, which i would manage. We will see how it all pans out. The cool part about the whole situation is that one of the guys is a movie producer (he does documentaries for PBS) and the other investor is the BEST still photographer in the cleveland area, we arn't talking sears portrait studio...LOL....we are talking big time advertising photography. They are more than willing to help me hone my craft and teach me some of the things i need to know...this could be a great thing for me and my future!!!! Very excited.

Just talked to mike...framers assured him that they would be starting today....HA!!!!! guess what...they ARE NOT THERE....we have wasted so much time counting on these a-holes....this is a reputable company...we had lots of layed off, under the table kind of guys that could have started, but we went with these jackasses...live and learn, huh? mike has someone else he is going to talk to today, who we should have gone with in the beginning, he's just a bit more expensive, but obviously you get what you pay for.

alright, i'll be back later!