Chatterbox Thread-Cmon in and Jabber! Everyone is Welcome!

[eatmypixiedust]

http://i30.tinypic.com/adnsw9.jpg Hi and Welcome! This thread is for anyone big or small, short or tall, cmon in and talk to us. :cutie: http://i42.tinypic.com/5zqhdx.jpg http://i33.tinypic.com/1zlcguv.jpg

[eatmypixiedust]

Here is the link to the old thread: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2177792 :wizard:

[kelmac284]

Thanks Rochelle! Yay a brand new shiny thread. I was wondering about that since I noticed that the old one was getting close as I new from the diva threads that 250 was the limit. Thanks for doing that!! :)

How was everyone's weekend? Good I hope. Bernice that sounded like a whirwhind shopping experience but fun as well and a nice walk!!

We had another nice day yesterday. Just more relaxation which I am taking MUCH advantage of because we only have a few left before swim gets in to full swing in a few weeks and things go nuts! Yesterday the kids had fun playing outside and then Shelby went to her friends party and had a great time and we bbq'd and enjoyed the nice weather and are supposed to have one more nice day before the rain comes back tomorrow.

I normally work today but mom is busy so I am going in tomorrow insted which is good because I have to wrap shelby's gifts and do some chores round here and I am thinking about getting off my lazy bum and trying some exercise. I have been feeling so lousy for SO long I haven't been able to but I am feeling better FINALLY and really want to get moving. Plus for Katy's field trip on Friday we are going hiking so I thought I should get a little stretched out or I might PASS out lol!

I am really hoping this will be a fun week. Shelby is taking some cookies to school tomorrow to share with her class and is SO excited and then of course it is dinner and cake with my parents tomorrow night and we have swim practice all week and the girls have star testing T-Th so busy busy. I am REALLY looking forward to the field trip as I have not been up to Coloma in years and Katy's class has not had ANY field trips all year and I haven't done a field trip period since last winter with her 3rd grade class to a concert so I am VERY much looking forward to this!!

I am also excited about Shelby's party on saturday and have never been to this ice skating place and hope it all goes off well. We invited 12 kids and at this point I know 8 possibly 9 are coming so hopefully they DO come so it is not a washout. I am stuck paying for 10 whether they show or not.

Anywho that's bout it for me. I am planning on calling my doc this morning to talk to her about seeing if she will let me do the hysto instead of the ablation. I will get ONE of them done either way but I think it will be better in the long run to do the hysto so I really hope she sees my point of view because I just want to get it over with and I think it will be for the best so wish me luck!!

Talk later! :)

[tinkermell]

Good morning!

I've put my mark on the thread!:goodvibes

[eatmypixiedust]

Hello and Good Morning,

Had a bit of a rough time over the weekend but I think I am getting a little better. I have to remind myself...baby steps, baby steps. I can't keep rushing and hoping to get over everything in a quick and short amount of time. It's definitely not fun..... :(


Yesterday I had my sewing class. It was the last session for this particular course. I made a tote bag for the first time. I was really nervous, didn't mess up too horribly or anything. I like how it turned out. :) Here are some pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/IMG00614-20100426-0821.jpg

I chose a Tink fabric. Some of the workers in Joann's were asking me where I got the fabric because their store didn't carry it at all. I told them I got it at another local Joann's store. They really liked it and my teacher thought it was really cute. :) The front has a pocket on the outside.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/IMG00615-20100426-0821.jpg

I chose a purple Tink print disney lanyard for the shoulder straps. :)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/IMG00616-20100426-0822.jpg

Here is a photo of the interior fabric that I chose. It's also the inside of the front pocket.

I almost cried and freaked out a bit yesterday because I thought I had accidentally sewn the top of the tote bag shut by accident. :scared1: I asked my teacher if it was supposed to look like that and she told me to relax because all I had to do was shove the interior fabric I had sewn and push it into the tinkerbell part. I thought I had made a mistake but I didn't. Phew! :faint: lol

One of my classmates accidentally cut her tote bag fabric :scared1: I felt bad for her but luckily the teacher took a piece of her scrap fabric and used some fabric glue to cover it. She also said: "Oh no! I sewed the front pocket sideways and it's crooked!" I told her it was okay, it wasn't too noticeable because her pattern kinda blended it in. :) I told her the bag was cool itself though.


Yesterday I went to DL after my class. I needed to exchange something. It's really hard to shop for clothes there now because they got rid of all of the dressing rooms throughout the park and in DTD. :( I was told that it was a security issue because they had too many shop lifters. I can understand that and it's a bummer. I know I could always try them on in a restroom or something but it's hard to see how it fits. I had bought some Mickey cropped sweatpants. Luckily, I took it home and it fits well :)

Albort is hiding! He has avoided me the last 3 visits! hahaha. J/k Albort. :earboy2:


I had a nice time just walking around and people watching and eating a dole whip float. The line for the dole whip float wasn't bad. I sat down on Main St and just people watched. I laughed at how this little girl in a stroller had a gun that shoots out bubbles. She was sitting in a stroller and passing by and just shooting bubbles into the air. Then I see a bunch of grown men walking behind her, swatting at the bubbles like happy kids. :rotfl: I would probably do the same thing but it was funny to see.

I also laughed because I was in the gift shop at the GCH and this little boy was on a cell phone. He was happily talking to a friend I assume but said: "Dude, I went on Indiana Jones...it was so cool!" then he said: "Dude! Indiana Jones, it feels like you're gonna die!" I just chuckled when I heard that because it was hilarious how he described it. :rotfl: :lmao:

Since I hadn't eaten all day, I grabbed a late meal at Storyteller's. Their spaghetti and meat sauce is so yummy! :)


I did a bit of shopping and I got a custom leather bracelet from the store in Frontierland. I was a little uncomfortable in there because 2 CM's were complaining about another co-worker in front of me. I wasn't trying to listen to them but they were talking to each other and complaining while I was trying to pay and while taking down my order. :confused: That was a little weird but I tried to ignore it.

I also have booked a flight to NC to visit my cousin in about 2 weeks. I'm excited and am flying solo. My cousin has an 8 yr old daughter and I got her a custom bracelet with her name on it. I also had them put a Mickey and Minnie charm on it. I don't know what those charms are called but they snap them on. :confused3

The tram line on the way home was crazy busy. I was pissed because I waited and waited and finally get on board a tram. Well some Indian family forced their way onto the tram, even though it was full. They pissed off the people sitting in the first 3 rows in front of me. My row was packed and this guy shoved his way next to me, which forced the 3 people sitting to my left to become cramped. I felt like I was in a can of sardines. It was awful and the people next to me were angry. Their party couldn't fit on the tram and I don't know why they just didn't wait until the next one. They would have got on right away since they were in the front of the line. :headache: When we got off the tram, they exited to the RIGHT and the CM was telling them repeatedly to go to the left but they ignored her. She told them to get back on the tram and exit to the left side. :sad2:

[MotoXPrincess99]

Good morning! Happy Monday!

[staley7580]

Cute bag Pix!! We leave in 5 days!!!! I spent all day yesterday either sewing... I made the girls their Pirate stripwork jumpers... Now all the kiddos have something Piraty to wear on our first day.. The jumpers were supposed to be dresses, but they ended up being to short. So they are shirts. SO CUTE!! Now I just have their safari outfits, and the boys Mickey shirts. I cant wait to be done. I have 2 princess fabric dresses, 2 minnie dresses, 1 princess gown, 4 pirate shirts.. Just need 4 more safari shirts and 2 mickey shirts. I hope I get it all done. Plus we did laundry and packed. Mikalah has about 4 swimsuits! YIKES! I packed 2 for everyone, except me and Vinny.. We only have one each.

I fell down holding Jasmine on Saturday. SO SCARY. I was walking out of the dollar store.. We were getting some coloring books for the plane.. and I missed the curb. I knew I was going down, and I grabbed the back of Jasmines head so it wouldnt hit the cement. I brought all my weight down on my knee and fell forward. I thought her head still hit.. she was SCREAMING. But I think it just scared her, because she didnt even have a red mark from hitting. I was SURE we were going to have baby brains on the cement. Btu she was fine. I on the other hand.. Was not so lucky. I rolled one ankle, and messed up my other knee. It was so swollen. a WEEK before disneywold!! But yesterday the swelling was down, and I felt tons better. Now it feels okay, just all scraped up. And bruised up. Thank goodness! I am such a klutz!! DH was like.. NO MORE HOLDING THE BABIES FOR YOU!!! :lmao: As I was going down, I screamed for him to help me.. I dont know what I thought he was going to do.. Drop Vinny??:confused3:lmao: THIS is the problem with having twins. You BOTH have to hold a baby!

[funnygarcia]

woohoo on 5 more days and all the cute clothes you made.

EEEK on falling, save the baby instead of yourself in typical mom style.. kudos!:thumbsup2 But :guilty: bummer on getting hurt, though it sounds like it will be healed before the trip.

yeah, that's funny.. HELP! Like what was he suppose to do?? He would need the green lantern ring to quickly scoop you up and still run back and grab Vinny. :lmao:

http://sixdemonbag.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/green-lantern-alex-ross-no-fear-movie.jpg

[funnygarcia]

hmm, Justin said it would need to be the Flash instead. :rolleyes1 Apparently I don't know my super heroes.

http://noi7.bluestatedigital.com/page/-/images/art/flash2.jpg

[eatmypixiedust]

Cute bag Pix!! We leave in 5 days!!!! I spent all day yesterday either sewing... I made the girls their Pirate stripwork jumpers... Now all the kiddos have something Piraty to wear on our first day.. The jumpers were supposed to be dresses, but they ended up being to short. So they are shirts. SO CUTE!! Now I just have their safari outfits, and the boys Mickey shirts. I cant wait to be done. I have 2 princess fabric dresses, 2 minnie dresses, 1 princess gown, 4 pirate shirts.. Just need 4 more safari shirts and 2 mickey shirts. I hope I get it all done. Plus we did laundry and packed. Mikalah has about 4 swimsuits! YIKES! I packed 2 for everyone, except me and Vinny.. We only have one each.

I fell down holding Jasmine on Saturday. SO SCARY. I was walking out of the dollar store.. We were getting some coloring books for the plane.. and I missed the curb. I knew I was going down, and I grabbed the back of Jasmines head so it wouldnt hit the cement. I brought all my weight down on my knee and fell forward. I thought her head still hit.. she was SCREAMING. But I think it just scared her, because she didnt even have a red mark from hitting. I was SURE we were going to have baby brains on the cement. Btu she was fine. I on the other hand.. Was not so lucky. I rolled one ankle, and messed up my other knee. It was so swollen. a WEEK before disneywold!! But yesterday the swelling was down, and I felt tons better. Now it feels okay, just all scraped up. And bruised up. Thank goodness! I am such a klutz!! DH was like.. NO MORE HOLDING THE BABIES FOR YOU!!! :lmao: As I was going down, I screamed for him to help me.. I dont know what I thought he was going to do.. Drop Vinny??:confused3:lmao: THIS is the problem with having twins. You BOTH have to hold a baby!

:scared1: Good gravy Staley! I'm glad that you are okay and that Jasmine is okay. No more falling down until AFTER you return from your trip!! J/k!! :laughing: I'm glad you are okay and those jumpers sound cute! Post pics so we can see! :yay:

[kelmac284]

Rochelle as always LOVE the bag! So cute and so creative using the lanyard as a shoulder strap! Sounds like you had a nice time at DL. Too bad about those cm's but I guess that stuff happens and best to just ignore it I guess. And that family, ugh! People can be SO rude! I am so glad that we never have to deal with the parking garage and trams. I have literally almost been pushed to the ground or run over by people trying to get on those stupid things. Personally I think if people do that they should be banned and have to leave!

Staley that is so exciting that you are so close and all those outfits sounds so cute!! I agree post pics! I would love to see them. I am so NOT talented that I enjoy seeing talented people's work. For the diva trip we had to make pillowcases and I couldn't even do that LOL. I bought mine. ;) That sucks about you falling. I am so glad you and the baby are ok! Or rather that you aren't WORSE than you are. I am accident prone myself and for a while there I could NOT go on a trip without something bad happening. I went to Las Vegas the ONE and only time I have gone and fell only about an hour after I got there and ripped my knee open down to the bone and ended up in the ER and could barely walk the rest of the trip. It was awful. I also got strep throat the only time I have ever been to hawaii and spent almost the entire trip in bed sick. I could go on and on but for awhile there that was how it went and it got to the point where I was almost afraid to go anywhere. But luckily that streak has seemed to have gotten a bit better. I hope that you feel better by the time you guys leave!!!

I got up and called the doc first thing and apparently she doesn't work on Mondays sooo I left a message now the question is how long will it be before she calls back or WILL she before I have to call her????

Anyway we are off to swim practice here soon. It will feel good for the girls as it was 84 today!!

Have a good rest of the day all!

[XTinabell]

Hey ladies. I have come to leave my mark on the thread! :goodvibes

Pix, I am so jealous that you get to go to DL whenever you feel like it. I didn't realise they didn't have changing rooms in the park, but now that you mention it I don't remember seeing any. Is it just recent?

Dh and I are going to see if we can squeeze a trip to DL in June. Just a weekend trip. Does anyone know if the first and second weekends in June are usually insanely busy? I told Dh we're pros and can handle the crowds but he's not too sure.

[kelmac284]

Good morning gals!

Xtina I think going in June should be ok although just know that WOC is opening and of course there is grad nights. But I have gone in June before and I think it is managable and if you are a pro at going first thing, using fast pass and doing magic mornings you should be fine!! We are going the 21st through the 25th and I am a bit nervous about the WOC crowds and we have a grad night one night but we have been during some of the busiest times so we can make due. Have a blast if you go!! :)

Today is my youngest's 9th birthday. Man I can't believe it. They are getting SO big. I so don't want them growing up. It goes SO fast. She is SO excited. I let her open one of her gifts this morning and she is taking some treats to school and then we are skipping swim practice tonight to go out to dinner with my parents and will go back to their house tonight to have cake and open gifts. So it should be a fun day for her. Then her party with her friends is this saturday.

I am off to work today and of course it is raining AGAIN what else is new lol. Otherwise not much else going on.

Hope everyone has a GREAT day and talk soon.

[funnygarcia]

Yesterday

Went with sis for our usual walk the mall routine. Had Happy Monday $1 coffee at Caribou (our MN based version of Starbuck's).. mmmm cofffffeeeeee....:hyper:

Returned something at Herberger's (department store similar to Macy's), sis got towels at JcPenny's (she got a $10 off $10 coupon in the mail.. boo I didn't get one!) and we dropped the little rugrat at preschool.

I had $10 Kohl's cash burning a hole in my pocket (random promo mailed to me, made up for the lack of $10 JCP), the closest one we decided had a lame women's dept. Went a bit further and.. yep it was even smaller! :headache:

Sis found a blouse to go with her skirt for an upcoming wedding. I got some capri pants, wasn't happy with any of their t-shirts all they had were dark dark colors - dark blue, lots of dark browns and black... ugh!
Hey Kohl's it's spring, can we have pretty colors now??? :flower3:

Made lentil tacos that dh and I totally grooved on.
The boys response - meh.:snooty:
Too bad because it's going into rotation. :p

Did laundry today.

pet peeve rant here: if you are doing laundry in apartment building, do NOT leave home without taking care of your laundry. Other people do not want to touch your damp tightie whities you have left in the dryer all freaking day long!:scared: :headache::headache::mad:


Marching band season kick off tonight, opting to send Justin with his forms and he can ride bike home. It's more of an informational night for newbies and a chance to see the movie of last year's show. The song haunted me in my dreams last year with Justin constantly practicing flute and "singing" the bars when he wasn't using the flute , I truly do NOT need to watch it again. :eek: :laughing:

The first months are not terrible in terms of practice, it gets intense as we slide into late summer. All day and into the evening rehearsals three days a week, fundraisers, and parades every weekend. Too hectic for me, but he loves it sooo....

[eatmypixiedust]

Thanks guys for the compliments on my tote bag :goodvibes

Christina- the dressing rooms they got rid of some time last year. There used to be 2 in World of Disney in DTD. It was located in the center of the store. They had a huge handcap/family one and then I believe there was a small one off in the corner where they keep the jewelry and tote bags.

There was also a fitting room in the shop in Frontierland next to the Golden Horseshoe, 2 in Clothiers on Main St and one in the store in Adventureland.

It's a bummer but I can understand why they X'd them.

[staley7580]

I am waiting for the old man to come home.. I am hiding on the porch with the laptop until he gets here.. Jasmine decided not to take much of a nap today, so she is crab-tastic!! I am helping a woman that works with him plan a trip to Disneyland with her son. SHe saw his pictures on his desk and knew that we had been a bunch.. so she asked him a bunch of questions.. Like he knows anything! LOL!! So I wrote up some info for him to take to her. He said I should start a business planning Disney vacations for folks.. and sewing customs for their kids!:lmao:

Hes HOME!!!

[eatmypixiedust]

Just wanted to share some pics :wizard: This is from Ariel's Grotto about 2 weeks ago. They changed up their menu and the food was not bad at all. Pretty cool. Here's the photos of the food:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190010.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190002.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190004.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190006.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190007.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190009.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190012.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190015.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190017.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190018.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190019.jpg

[/COLOR]

Outside Ariel's Grotto:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190020.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/P4190021.jpg


They give you an antipasta tower and it comes with salad and jello with fruit inside as well. I ordered the tri-tip and it was delicious. The cheddar mashed potatoes were so good but I had to force myself not to eat it all. :rotfl: I was really tempted to try Cioppino. Maybe next time :)

[kelmac284]

Morning all and happy wednesday!!

Bernice your shopping day sounds like so much fun! Plus band does sound like a big committment. We do a lot as well and I know how tht goes. Of all the things we do swim is our biggest committment. Once it starts we have practice EVERY day M-F and then meets every sat from May till the end of July with only 2 saturdays off. The meets go from about 6 a.m. till 4 and sometimes later. They are LONG days but we love to watch the girls compete and we make really good friends so it is worth it.

Staley I am with you on the Disney travel stuff. I have only been to DW 3 times but to DL more then I can count and I have been told as well that I should do the same thing. Sometimes I think it would be fun but it seems that there is so much that can be done on the net etc but I guess maybe there IS a market out there for people who maybe don't know or don't want to do it themselves. I would LOVE to do it if I could find a company to hook up with that I could get the connections.

Yesterday was a good day. I had to work but that was ok. Shelby took her treats to school and then I picked them up and we went to dinner and wouldn't you know my doc FINALLY called back and it was RIGHT in the middle of dinner so now I have to wait all day with baited breath for her to call back and I bet money she won't call till that same time again tonight so I am prob going to skip swim and let Shane go with the girls cuz I DON'T want to talk about THAT in public!

I just am nervous and anxious about it cuz I know that she didn't even bring it up last week and everyone keeps telling me it is hard to get docs to agree to do hysto's so trying to get her to see my side of it will be interesting but I HOPE she does cuz I really truly believe that I will prob end up with one down the road anyway and I don't want to have to go through TWO procedures. So I HOPE she calls and I HOPE she sees my side of it and agrees!! I will just be glad when it is over with and I can move on.

Anyway then after dinner we went back to mom and dad's for cake and presents and shelby was REALLY happy with everything she got so it was a good day/night!

Now today I am just going to hang round here and do some chores and "wait" for her call and then tomorrow I am working again since Friday is the field trip. I am anxious for that as well! Should be really fun!

Shane is off to take his contractor's license test for the 4th time so I am PRAYING he passes this time!!!

Hope everyone has a great day and talk soon!

[tinkermell]

Morning ladies! :goodvibes

Megan, People tell me that all the time about DL too. I'm always giving advice. :goodvibes I fell down one time holding my niece. I did exactly the same thing as you. Took all the weight I could to protect her.
I hope you are all healed perfectly for your trip! The outfits for the kids sound so cute. :cutie:

Kelly, Happy Birthday to Shelby! :bday: :cake:

Hi Bernice, Alison and Christina! :wave:

Pix, How is it going? Are you staying strong?:thumbsup2

[funnygarcia]

Hiding on the porch, wish I had that when hte boys were small.. hiding int hte bathroom was just not the same..

mommmmyyy?? what are you doin' in der?
followed by little fingers wiggling under the door :laughing:

Now I hide in my bedroom, shut the door.. scratch scratch scratch meow??... get in here already! Worse than the kids.

I hit the motherload of garage sales this morning, it was so good that we went back after dropping little guy at preschool. Tons of women's clothes, not old lady stuff either (Lane Bryant and Old Navy brands) . :woohoo: Spent $9:
one pr capri jeans, 2 hooded lightweight long sleeve T's, 4 tanks for summer, long sleeve for winter, really cute top to wear now, cute t-shirt nightie with frog print (looked brand new) and a few dishtowels that looked new.

:yay:

It' so hard to find women's sizes at garage sales, unless it's some old lady elastic waist pull on pants, Alfred Dunner stuff, or the ugly sweatshirts with "grandma" or ugly flowers on the front. :lmao:
We spent a LONG time looking at just this one sale.

I :lovestruc garage sale season!

oh and did Wednesday doubles too, 4 stuffed full bags of yummy food for $9. ;)

[MotoXPrincess99]

Hiding on the porch, wish I had that when hte boys were small.. hiding int hte bathroom was just not the same..

mommmmyyy?? what are you doin' in der?
followed by little fingers wiggling under the door :laughing:

Now I hide in my bedroom, shut the door.. scratch scratch scratch meow??... get in here already! Worse than the kids.

I hit the motherload of garage sales this morning, it was so good that we went back after dropping little guy at preschool. Tons of women's clothes, not old lady stuff either (Lane Bryant and Old Navy brands) . :woohoo: Spent $9:
one pr capri jeans, 2 hooded lightweight long sleeve T's, 4 tanks for summer, long sleeve for winter, really cute top to wear now, cute t-shirt nightie with frog print (looked brand new) and a few dishtowels that looked new.

:yay:

It' so hard to find women's sizes at garage sales, unless it's some old lady elastic waist pull on pants, Alfred Dunner stuff, or the ugly sweatshirts with "grandma" or ugly flowers on the front. :lmao:
We spent a LONG time looking at just this one sale.

I :lovestruc garage sale season!

oh and did Wednesday doubles too, 4 stuffed full bags of yummy food for $9. ;)

A garage sale on a Wednesday? :confused3

[sameyeyam]

I am waiting for the old man to come home.. I am hiding on the porch with the laptop until he gets here.. Jasmine decided not to take much of a nap today, so she is crab-tastic!! I am helping a woman that works with him plan a trip to Disneyland with her son. SHe saw his pictures on his desk and knew that we had been a bunch.. so she asked him a bunch of questions.. Like he knows anything! LOL!! So I wrote up some info for him to take to her. He said I should start a business planning Disney vacations for folks.. and sewing customs for their kids!:lmao:

Hes HOME!!!

Have you started the countdown yet? Wish I were going with you!!

Morning all and happy wednesday!!

Bernice your shopping day sounds like so much fun! Plus band does sound like a big committment. We do a lot as well and I know how tht goes. Of all the things we do swim is our biggest committment. Once it starts we have practice EVERY day M-F and then meets every sat from May till the end of July with only 2 saturdays off. The meets go from about 6 a.m. till 4 and sometimes later. They are LONG days but we love to watch the girls compete and we make really good friends so it is worth it.

Staley I am with you on the Disney travel stuff. I have only been to DW 3 times but to DL more then I can count and I have been told as well that I should do the same thing. Sometimes I think it would be fun but it seems that there is so much that can be done on the net etc but I guess maybe there IS a market out there for people who maybe don't know or don't want to do it themselves. I would LOVE to do it if I could find a company to hook up with that I could get the connections.

Yesterday was a good day. I had to work but that was ok. Shelby took her treats to school and then I picked them up and we went to dinner and wouldn't you know my doc FINALLY called back and it was RIGHT in the middle of dinner so now I have to wait all day with baited breath for her to call back and I bet money she won't call till that same time again tonight so I am prob going to skip swim and let Shane go with the girls cuz I DON'T want to talk about THAT in public!

I just am nervous and anxious about it cuz I know that she didn't even bring it up last week and everyone keeps telling me it is hard to get docs to agree to do hysto's so trying to get her to see my side of it will be interesting but I HOPE she does cuz I really truly believe that I will prob end up with one down the road anyway and I don't want to have to go through TWO procedures. So I HOPE she calls and I HOPE she sees my side of it and agrees!! I will just be glad when it is over with and I can move on.

Anyway then after dinner we went back to mom and dad's for cake and presents and shelby was REALLY happy with everything she got so it was a good day/night!

Now today I am just going to hang round here and do some chores and "wait" for her call and then tomorrow I am working again since Friday is the field trip. I am anxious for that as well! Should be really fun!

Shane is off to take his contractor's license test for the 4th time so I am PRAYING he passes this time!!!

Hope everyone has a great day and talk soon!

Not that I'm trying to talk you out of a hysto, but please think long and hard about it and research all the side effects. My chemo put me into instant menopause, something similar to a hysto. It's not fun and honestly if I had to choose between having heavy periods and cramps or having hot flashes, dryness, and all the other fun things that come with it. Well let's just say I would have a hard time deciding which one to choose. I'm not trying to talk you out of it, but just trying to encourage you to exhaust all other alternatives first. :thumbsup2

Hiding on the porch, wish I had that when hte boys were small.. hiding int hte bathroom was just not the same..

mommmmyyy?? what are you doin' in der?
followed by little fingers wiggling under the door :laughing:

Now I hide in my bedroom, shut the door.. scratch scratch scratch meow??... get in here already! Worse than the kids.

I hit the motherload of garage sales this morning, it was so good that we went back after dropping little guy at preschool. Tons of women's clothes, not old lady stuff either (Lane Bryant and Old Navy brands) . :woohoo: Spent $9:
one pr capri jeans, 2 hooded lightweight long sleeve T's, 4 tanks for summer, long sleeve for winter, really cute top to wear now, cute t-shirt nightie with frog print (looked brand new) and a few dishtowels that looked new.

:yay:

It' so hard to find women's sizes at garage sales, unless it's some old lady elastic waist pull on pants, Alfred Dunner stuff, or the ugly sweatshirts with "grandma" or ugly flowers on the front. :lmao:
We spent a LONG time looking at just this one sale.

I :lovestruc garage sale season!

oh and did Wednesday doubles too, 4 stuffed full bags of yummy food for $9. ;)

We have a handful of garage sales going on, but I can hardly wait until June when the season really gets going.

A garage sale on a Wednesday? :confused3

I know, sucks. I think a lot of SAHM's do them during the week so as not to annoy their hubbys. Around here most garage sales start on Friday when I have to work, so I miss a lot of the good stuff.

[sameyeyam]

Oh and Hi Melody & Pix! Tasty looking morsels Pix. Hope you're doing well Melody. I was thinking of you the other day when I seen some old school aprons in the store.:thumbsup2

[jordansmomma]

I love the pics of Aerials! I went there in Feb. it was so yummy. The cookie bar is good! For my meal I had the Tri tip. It was so good.
I hope the baby is a girl so I can take her there. My boys refuse to go.

I hope everyone is well.

YAY for good yardsale buys!

[kelmac284]

Morning gals!

Bernice sounds like you had another fun excursion day!! You are the bomb at finding great deals!! Two bags of groceries for 9 bucks!! That is amazing!! I used to go garage saling and had garage sales of my own in the past but haven't been in years.

Samey I don't know if you saw my other posts but I am not seeking out the hysto just for cramps and "heavy periods". I get SEVERE hormonal migraines with my period that absolutely debilitate me and I am literally out of commission for a few days before to basically the entire week and 2 years ago my doc put me on hormones to basically stop my periods entirely which was in a way like putting me into menopause but not all the way. It has been working fairly well but the problem is doing it THAT way I still have to take breaks because the lining builds up and you have to shed it once in awhile. Now I knew that by doing that the bleeding would be heavier than normal but this last time I literally was hemorrahging. I couldn't even hardly leave my house because I was having clots the size of my hand and the blood was running down my leg. This was not just normal "heavy" bleeding. After 7 days straight of this and then going BACK on the pill and it not stopping I went on progesterine for a week and it STILL did not stop and then I had to go on a megadose of estrogen for ANOTHER week and almost needed a D&C to stop the bleeding. So this is not just a matter of some bad periods. I also have a fibroid. Both my mom and grandma had issues and my mom ended up with a hysto at 35 from having a grapefruit sized fibroid in her uterus. My doc wants to do an ablation which is ok but I will still need to be on the hormones and I had heard that if I did the full hysto I might not need to do that. At this point I am thinking of it more for the headaches than the bleeding although the bleeding is DEF a problem.

But I have yet to get her to call me back and at this point I am now sched for the ablation on May 28th. Due to the fact that I ALREADY have the fibroid and I have to stay on the estrogen I may end up with one down the road anyway. At this point the hot flashes and dryness sound like heaven compared to never leaving my house because I am completely incapacited with headaches or bleeding so bad that every time I move or get up it runs down my leg. So we shall see. No matter WHAT I will have SOMETHING done next month. I just hope it works!! I am tired of suffering through this.

Anyway I am off to work today and then the big field trip is tomorrow.

Looking forward to it. Then Saturday is shelby's party so it should be a fun couple of days!!

Have a good one everyone!

[MotoXPrincess99]

I love the pics of Aerials! I went there in Feb. it was so yummy. The cookie bar is good! For my meal I had the Tri tip. It was so good.
I hope the baby is a girl so I can take her there. My boys refuse to go.

I hope everyone is well.

YAY for good yardsale buys!

Still thinking PINK! When do you find out?

[jordansmomma]

Still thinking PINK! When do you find out?

Thanks! I find out on May 11.

[eatmypixiedust]

I love the pics of Aerials! I went there in Feb. it was so yummy. The cookie bar is good! For my meal I had the Tri tip. It was so good.
I hope the baby is a girl so I can take her there. My boys refuse to go.

I hope everyone is well.

YAY for good yardsale buys!

I hope it's a girl! We will all think PINK :cutie:


Kelly- I hope everything works out for you and I am so sorry you are going through all that. :hug: :grouphug: I can imagine it's not easy and is scary. :grouphug:

[eatmypixiedust]

Oh and hello to everyone :)

It's almost Friday!! :yay: I just wanted to post a pic of a decal I bought from DL. I thought it was hilarious and really cute. I'm not going to put it on my car but I have it on my office cubicle wall. :rotfl:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/IMG00623-20100429-1245.jpg

I found a support group online for emotional abuse. I shared my story with others who have been in similar situations as me. It felt good to just get it all out and know that I am not alone. One thing they agreed with me on was that it is such a great thing that I never married or had children with him. That would have been so much worse...

I'm still reading the book I bought and it's given me so much insight into just understanding things and getting answers to things that I just was so confused about.


I would like to take more sewing classes. My mom let me try out her sewing machine and it just frustrated me, because for some reason, I just could not get it to work properly. :headache: I even read the manual and followed the instructions but it kept not stitching any thread into my "test fabric." I don't know why. :confused: There is a class called "Getting to Know You're Sewing Machine" and I need to take it. Otherise I might whack the machine with a bat or something. :rotfl:


I came across this great site: http://www.skiptomylou.org/. It teaches you how to make all sorts of crafts and has photos and is great. I tried out the making your own kleenex pouch. Since I couldn't get the machine to work, I sewed it by hand. This was my first try but I think it came out okay. I know the stitching isn't as straight as a machine but it was fun to try. :) Here is a pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/IMG00620-20100428-2337.jpg


The fabric was spotted in Joann's and I used my 50% off coupon to get 1 yard. Their coupons come in the mail almost weekly and they are a real money saver. :)

I hope you are all having a good day! :cutie:[/COLOR]

[funnygarcia]

A garage sale on a Wednesday? :confused3

Yeah it was an oddball, they usually start on Thursdays here. When I moved to the metro it took awhile for me to wrap my head on Thursday to Saturday sales.

In my parent's town a sale might start on a Friday but chances are Saturday and Sunday only. Can't find any sales still open on a Sunday here, they might post on Craigslist freebie leftovers from a sale. Mostly junk at that point.

Our high school sports garage sale fundraiser weekend is coming up soon. The school asks families to have their sale on one weekend, gathering addresses and a few details of each sale to create a booklet with a map. The booklets are sold to support the sports program and families can choose to give a portion of sales also. Win-win deal of free advertising for your sale and money for summer sports. Students sell items too, T shirts of school colors, lanyards, pop, etc..

I love neighborhood sales!
There is a really really big one in Minneapolis Bryn Mar neighborhood, fun and funky old neighborhood. Lots of cool old stuff to ohhhh and ahhhh over.. and giggle when you find junk that you used as a kid that are now "collector's items" with the big price tag to match. Faux wood and "gold" trim Tv trays anyone? :rotfl:

[funnygarcia]

Hi Alison! I bet you have been busy catching up at work after your trip. Nice to see you around! :flower3:

oh wow Kelly, now that I have a more complete picture.. I can understand wanting to just "be done" with it all. :eek: I would be concerned about anemia as well, not good.
My dh is closely monitored each week, gets Iron IV occasionally and we have EPO (red blood cell builder) on hand to administer if his numbers drop. With home treatment he has been doing very well, but in the past he had horrible fatigue and has had a few transfusions to increase his hemoglobin. Not fun at all!

How did your dh's testing go? When do you find out? Hope it's good news!! :)

Hello jordansmomma...
My whole family is plagued with boys, my sis and I sigh as we walk by the pretty dresses and frilly cute things at the mall. :sad1:
Do let us know when you find out. :)

Pix, cute cute cute print and you did awesome on hand stitching, looks great! I don't have the patience to do sewing and crafts.

I put my scissors, rotary cutter and self healing mat to good use- cutting coupons!:thumbsup2


My sister is participating in an Autism conference, today and tomorrow I am watching the little guy and sending her middle son off to school.
YAWN, these early mornings are kicking my butt.
I am just not a morning person now.

Sis is trying potty training, I've totally forgotten how I did this with my two.
She might have to do the "let it fly" version. Right now, he could care less but he is willing to sit for awhile. ... only to wet his pull up 10 minutes later. :rolleyes: Good thing it's warming up this weekend. Let's play outside! :lmao:

[kelmac284]

Morning and happy Friday all!

Rochelle thanks so much for the well wishes (and Bernice too!!) Well my doc FINALLY called me back and this time it was at 1:30 yesterday so good thing I was off work early. But anyway after doing some more research I decided not to even bring it up (although I am still torn about it) but I DID mention that I am concerned about being on the BC pills long term and asked if I could be put on a different type of estrogen like a patch or something because I really worry about the side affects with the pill esp if I have to be on it indef. So she said she thought that was fine and that we may have to experiment a bit with what dosage works to get rid of the headaches so we shall see.

I just hope this procedure works for the bleeding. It is called Novasure and the pamphlet SAYS it usually works but sometimes there is "some" bleeding and sometimes it doesn't work so I hope I am not that 1%!! ;)

Needless to say I have a pre-op on the 20th that the scheduling lady failed to mention but my doc brought it up yesterday so I will discuss everything with her more then and then as I said my actual surgery is on the 28th. The only GOOD thing is since it is less invasive procedure hopefully the recovery will be quick and I will be fully recovered by my dis trip in June!! :)

And Rochelle I LOVE that sticker and the kleenex holder. I have always wanted one of those but I don't have a dark window in my car and I don't think it would show up on a clear one. And I LOVE that fabric for your kleenex case. You are SO creative! Good luck on your next class!!

Bernice those sales sound so fun! Enjoy! And by the way yes my doc was worried about anemia as well and amazing as it is as MUCH blood as I was losing my body still made enough. I got tested both by my doc AND at the ER and my hemoglobin was at 12 which I guess is good. I don't know lol.

Anyway today I am off with Katy to the big field trip so I am excited and hope everything goes well. And then tomorrow is shelby's big party so again I hope everything goes off without a hitch!

That's bout all for me. I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day and a great weekend!!

[tinkermell]

Good morning! :goodvibes

Kelly, have fun on the fieldtrip!

Pix, Cute fabric and kleenex holder. I made some of those at one time. I'm going to check out that web site for ideas too.

Deb, My DIL is due to have her baby on May 11th. They have no idea what it is, but are hoping for a girl too. So I will be thinking pink for 2 reasons. :cloud9:

Alison, are you all back into the groove again? How is DD doing lately?

Megan, Are you just too excited? :dance3:

Bernice, I love a good garage sale. Also good flea markets. The other day, I picked up a Disney Davy Crockett tin fort that was really cool. It had Fess Parker's name on it, along with all kinds of graphics depicting the Alamo. I'm thinking that this was sold at the peak of the Davy Crockett craze. So that was my treasure for the day. I'm going to let my grandsons play with it, with their little plastic figures of cowboys, Indians and horses. It's lasted this long, so I'm not worried about it getting ruined.

Have a nice day!:flower3:

[staley7580]

Mel, I am SOOOOO excited!!! I leave tomorrow!! I already checked in for my flight. I only have Alex's safari shirt to finish.. But I can get that done this evening while Frelan is giving baths. I have some of it done.. I am nervous... but excited. I talked to my mom last night. I had told her that we were going to skip Seaworld.. We just cant afford it. But she really wants to go, and they are doing the kids tickets for $5. right now, so she is picking up the tickets and transportation for us. So we are going anyways.

[staley7580]

Oh.. and I am thinking PINK for you guys! I love my some sassy little princesses!!:lovestruc

[jordansmomma]

Oh.. and I am thinking PINK for you guys! I love my some sassy little princesses!!:lovestruc

Thanks! I have 2 boys 13 and 10....well with 3 boys in the house another would be so nice!!
Have fun on your trip!

Mel~ I hope your new grandbaby is a girl!

I am 18 wks this wk. I will tell ya that being pregnant in your 20s is much easier than in your 30s :rotfl2:

[staley7580]

Thanks! I have 2 boys 13 and 10....well with 3 boys in the house another would be so nice!!
Have fun on your trip!

Mel~ I hope your new grandbaby is a girl!

I am 18 wks this wk. I will tell ya that being pregnant in your 20s is much easier than in your 30s :rotfl2:

Thanks! and...:lmao::lmao::lmao: I thought almost the same thing when I was pregnant with the twins.. Being pregnant in my early 20s is much easier then being pregnant in my late 20s... and being pregnant with one baby is MUCH easier then two! I loved being pregnant with my first.. HATED it the last time. :rotfl2:

[funnygarcia]

I am SOOOOO excited!!! I leave tomorrow!!

:yay::yay::yay::yay:

Have a super fun trip!!

[funnygarcia]

Bernice, I love a good garage sale. Also good flea markets. The other day, I picked up a Disney Davy Crockett tin fort that was really cool. It had Fess Parker's name on it, along with all kinds of graphics depicting the Alamo. I'm thinking that this was sold at the peak of the Davy Crockett craze. So that was my treasure for the day. I'm going to let my grandsons play with it, with their little plastic figures of cowboys, Indians and horses. It's lasted this long, so I'm not worried about it getting ruined.


That sounds so cool!
If you want, give a look around ebay completed auctions for a ballpark price.. but I agree why buy it if you aren't going to use and enjoy it for its intended purpose?

Dh decided to keep the giant box of Lego, not for himself or the boys.. going to hang onto it so we are the "fun grandparents" :lmao:

We have comic books that he loved to collect when we first got married, some are first editions when Image Comics started. Every once in awhile the boys pull them out to read and admire the animation. Comics are just not that popular now, we had a local comic/newspaper shop with multiple locations that had been around since the 60's.. they went out of business. Only a handful of shops in the metro area now. :sad1:

[tinkermell]

That sounds so cool!
If you want, give a look around ebay completed auctions for a ballpark price.. but I agree why buy it if you aren't going to use and enjoy it for its intended purpose?

Dh decided to keep the giant box of Lego, not for himself or the boys.. going to hang onto it so we are the "fun grandparents" :lmao:

We have comic books that he loved to collect when we first got married, some are first editions when Image Comics started. Every once in awhile the boys pull them out to read and admire the animation. Comics are just not that popular now, we had a local comic/newspaper shop with multiple locations that had been around since the 60's.. they went out of business. Only a handful of shops in the metro area now. :sad1:Oh my goodness! I saved all of our boy's Legos, and they are always being dragged out to play by my grandsons and my sons!! One of the sets was all Robin Hood themed. I have some older newphews who love to come and play with those, cuz they no longer sell them.

We even have some original Transformers that are really heavy duty. Old TinkerToys, Old Lincoln Logs, old Polly Pockets, old wooden building blocks...... Can you tell I tend to hang on to some things? :laughing:

[eatmypixiedust]

Hi,

Thanks for all the compliments on my kleenex pouch :goodvibes I made a slightly bigger one last night. I still have other fabric prints that I want to try, such as a cute robot print. :) I think robots and dinosaurs are cute! :cutie:

This morning I woke up with a horrible stomach pain on the top right side of my stomach. It felt like a really bad cramp that wouldn't stop. I wasn't sure if it was gas or pressure but it hurt and caused me to vomit 3 times. :scared: I did take some antacids and tried to lay down but whenever I did, the pain would just cause me to throw up. I also have a red rash on my face, which is due to the capillaries bursting because of the vomitting.

I went to the doctor because the pain wouldn't stop. I was told that it looks like I don't have gallstones or anything but if I experience this type of pain again, to schedule an ultrasound to check. The doctor told me that I probably have a small stomach bug or food poisoning. :sick: I was given a prescription for the vomitting, which I was told to take in case it starts up again. She told me what I could and could not eat in the mean time.

I ate some unsalted crackers with a little PB & J and that was fine. I ended up sleeping for a few hours because I felt exhausted. I just woke up awhile ago and grabbed some Jamba Juice. I am hesitant to eat anything else right now. :guilty: At least the pain has gone away.

I had to use white out on my calanders. Tomorrow is my X's birthday. Ughhh. :headache::sad1: I keep telling myself that it doesn't matter anymore, I don't have to worry about spending money on him. It also reminded me how last year I had ordered a custom birthday cake for him and he didn't appreciate it. He kept telling me: "Why don't you just eat it with your family?" and I said: "I got the cake for you!" I had got the cake because his cousin said she wanted to celebrate his b-day with her daughter's b-day together and was throwing a little dinner party. He didn't even want to go to that. I just remembe being pissed because he was so unappreciative. Oh and part of his selfish behavior......he went to the party because he wanted presents or money from his mom and family. :mad: Good riddens!

[kelmac284]

Morning and Happy Saturday all!!

Staley I am sure you are prob on your way already but have a GREAT time! I didn't realize this was your first trip! How exciting. You guys will LOVE it! May was the same time of year I went on our first time back in 02. So pretty this time of year but warm! ENJOY!!!

Mel and Bernice I am like you guys. I plan on saving some stuff from the girls too. For me it is books. I had a BUNCH of all Dr. Seuss books when I was a kid and wanted to get the same ones for the girls to read as I really cherished those as a kid (LOVED to read when I was little). Well I found a lot of them but there were some older ones that are out of print so I bought those on Ebay or Amazon and those "old" ones I have in MY bookshelf and I will read those to the girls but not let them keep them with THEIR books. I plan to keep ALL the doctor Seuss books and some other classics like my little house on the prairies and nancy drews. Some of those were mine when I was a kid and I plan to keep them for the grandkids some day! We have gotten rid of a toys over the years but some I will keep as well like their tea set and they have a really cool talking map and some other classics.

Rochelle I am sorry you got sick and I hope you are right and it is just a stomach bug and nothing more serious. I HATE having stomach issues. Hope you feel better today!!

We had a GREAT time on the field trip yesterday. The two little girls that rode with Katy and I were nice and we had a great drive. It was SO beautiful and clear from having rained so much and you could see the Sierras with LOTS of snow on them. Lots of blue sky and green mountains. The foothills get brown pretty quick once it gets hot but they are SO pretty when they are green like now!

It was a great drive and Coloma was really pretty and the weather was perfect. We went to Sutter's mill and to the museum and then walked around the park and then they had this trail that led to Marshall's monument that about killed me LOL. It was super steep and between my bad knees and that fact that I have gotten WAY out of shape from not being able to work out in months I thought I was going to die!! It was a nice walk but would have been nicer had it not been so steep!

We had lunch and eventually headed back to school.

Then last night we went to girl scouts and made little bags for the girl in our troop that has Leukemia. We are going to fill them with puzzles, coloring books and other crafts she can do while in the hospital getting her chemo etc.

Now today is Shelby's big party so that should be fun and not sure about tomorrow. Our church has finally moved to the new building and depending on how much we have to do round here and if we are tired or not we may try to go tomorrow.

Anyway that's bout it for me. Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far!

[kelmac284]

Happy Sunday everyone!

Well the party was a GREAT time! Everyone showed up except the one boy that had actually rsvp'd even. I am actually surprised because he is like shelby's best friend but I do know that his little brother had a party to go to so maybe his mom didn't want to be running all over town. This must be a popular time of year for birthdays. There was like 10 at the skating place yesterday! I had never been there and it was a REALLY nice facility. We had a great hostess and the girls had fun playing games and having their pizza and cake. Then they spent 3 hours skating and they do lots of games and such and Shelby even got to ride on the zamboni so it was a lot of fun for her. We had one minor mishap in that one of the girls that was invited didn't show up till the thing was almost over and I got confused cuz one of the parents that had stayed said she thought this lady wandering around was the mom of one of the girls that was "left" by her dad. I didn't think much of it cuz I figured if the dad dropped her off maybe the mom was picking her up. My dh started talking to her and at the end I was busy trying to hand out the gift bags and make sure the kids that were left without parents had gotten picked up. Well this one little girl was hanging out with two others that had a mom with them and I just assumed that HER mom was the lady dh was talking to. Well then he came up to me and said I needed to give a gift bag to the girl that came late and so when I went to get it I realized that the lady was HER mom and NOT the other little girls. We got to talking and then I was preocupied with getting all the stuff in the car and we had asked our friend who had stayed if they wanted to go have dinner with us and it just got crazy as EVERYONE had to leave all at once and there were people EVERYWHERE. Well we had gotten about half way home and it dawned on me that I never saw a parent actually pick up Emma (the girl who had been left by her dad). I had just assumed that that other lady was her mom and then when I found out it wasn't I had totally spaced it. I was SO worried about it but it was WELL after 5 and we were a long ways home by then so it was too far to go all the way back and I figured someone would call me if there had been a problem and I am HOPING that the dad or mom had picked her up in all the commotion and just didn't tell us that they were leaving. But I was upset the rest of the night and didn't sleep well. I know that if the situation were reversed I would have been furious if someone I left my child in charge of left and left them there alone. But it was truly an accident and I felt HORRIBLE about it. I am sure it worked out but STILL!! I only wished I had their phone so I could call but I don't. I just hope that he had already picked her up and that he didn't show up after we left! UGH! I am usually SO on top of stuff like that and unfortunately I have taken my kids to parties where MUCH worse has happened but I don't like to be THAT parent and I feel SO bad. I guess I will have to wait till tomorrow to make sure everything is ok!

Anyway today I have a TON of laundry to get to since I had to work thur and was gone all day Fri and Sat and then I promised shelby I would take her out to use some of her gift cards.

So that is my agenda for the day.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend and take care!!

[eatmypixiedust]

Just wanted to share 2 videos I took at DCA yesterday. I saw these drummers that I had never seen before. I think they were called Drum Cafe but I'm not sure. It was fun to watch :)

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/?action=view&current=P5020083.flv


http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/?action=view&current=P5020085.flv


Here is a slideshow of some pics I took :) http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v98/eatmypixiedust/?action=view&current=73afef82.pbw

[kelmac284]

Morning and happy monday all!!

Cute pix Rochelle! Looks like a good time!!!

Yesterday was a nice day for the girls and I. I took Shelby to walmart to spend her gift certs and she got a few more things she had been wanting and then we ran to the mall because Shane's birthday is the end of the month and he wanted some new jeans so I figured it was a good day to do that. The girls and I did a little more shopping because they are both growing like weeds and needed some stuff and then we came home. Shelby LOVES Michael Jackson and got his movie This is It for her birthday so we watched that and it was actually pretty interesting. Regardless of what you think of him he WAS a very talented man! It is just too bad that he never got to do any of his concerts cuz they looked like they would have been AMAZING!!

Anywho today I am off to work and Shelby has a cold so I may stay home with her while Shane takes Katy to swim or we may all go and shelby may just sit with us. Not sure at this point.

Anyway that's bout it for me. Hope everyone has a good day and had a fun weekend!!

[eatmypixiedust]

Hi,

I have been having a bit of tough time. :sad1: I found out that my X downloaded 2 dating apps to his phone. It's on finding singles and "speed dating" is the other one. It makes me angry because I am grieving like a normal human being and he is without one care and is just a douche bag. :headache: It's basically saying that he is over me and could honestly care less. He told me after we broke up that it was better that we weren't together because once he started his 2nd job, he wouldn't have much time to do anything. I feel like I've been lied to and I strongly strongly believe...he is not looking for a partner. He is looking for someone to have sex with. I hope to God that no one in their right mind would want to. :mad: It just feels like a huge slap in the face....I don't know what to think but I feel like crap.

[dizzyami]

:3dglasses


Just a quick post before work.....things have been super hectic around here as sports season has arrived!!! (Granted we had a blizzard yesterday :confused3)

We leave for DL in 6 days!!! Should be super fun as we are taking friends who have never been before!!!

2 weeks after that we are off to Vegas for Alecia's 9th bday!!! (The girl is obsessed with Carrie Underwood - so it is a suprise concert for her...and she wasn't coming to Phoenix initially)

Other then that - hope all is well with all of you - and I will do my bestest to try to pop on more frequently :3dglasses:goodvibes

[MotoXPrincess99]

Good Morning!

On Friday I started training for the Disneyland Half Marathon. Friday and Saturday I ran/jogged/fast walked 3 miles each day and yesterday I did 3 1/2 miles. My legs are so sore right now. :rotfl: My average pace was a little under 14 miles per minutes so I am already below the 16 minute mile pace. I know over time I will be able to run more and walk less so my time should improve alot. I have 4 months to go.

[kelmac284]

((hugs)) Rochelle! Hang in there. I know it is tough but you seriously just need to try and forget about what he is doing as hard as it is. I KNOW how hard that is but he is NOT worth your time or trouble thinking about. You are SO much better off and you need to just concentrate on moving forward and put him behind you.

Dizzy have fun at DL!! We are going in June and I can't wait!! Have fun in Vegas too!!

Sara I am in awe of anyone who does those marathons. I can't run as I have bad knees but if I ever DID do a marathon that one sounds like fun! Keep up the good work!! ;)

[DisneyFairytale]

Wooooot! we've just decided to go on a last minute trip to Disneyland before our AP expire! We are flying out on sunday(may9th) and staying there for 5 days. Pretty excited!

[funnygarcia]

Wooooot! we've just decided to go on a last minute trip to Disneyland before our AP expire! We are flying out on sunday(may9th) and staying there for 5 days. Pretty excited!

:yay:

I love those last minute trips, no agonizing over hotel choices and all the rest of the planning. Make a reservation and just GO!

Have fun!

[funnygarcia]

Hey pix, the drummer group videos were great. About time they used the plaza for something beyond popcorn or churro carts and occasional character meet and greets. It's a nice wide area that cries out "use me for entertainment!"

As for the dork... I know it's hard but truly just put him out of your mind. The fact that he wants to resort to dating apps to find a potential bed mate should make you laugh and be glad that you are no longer with the swine. Every time you think of him... Make the "L" on your forehead and yell out LOSER. :p
It will make you feel tons better and a little smug knowing you did the right thing cutting him out of your life. :thumbsup2

[funnygarcia]

Hi Dizzy!

Woohoo way to go Sara! I'm impressed with anyone who takes on a marathon. I'm impressed with myself when I walk the 3/4 of a mile to the store with out needing to rest. :lmao:

Hi Kelly, hope your dd is feeling better.

Sis and I went shopping to use up some Kohl's cash. Got almost done and her cell rang, her ds got bored in science class and stuck a rock in his ear, the nurse couldn't get it back out.:eek:

Why?

Because... well... it fit I guess. :rotfl2:

The child has NO impulse control.
His ADD tendency causes more problems for him then his autism, thanks to to intensive behavioral therapy as a young child he is able to be in the regular classroom with minimal support. But oh boy, can he be a handful if he's not redirected to keep on task. :sad2:

[kelmac284]

Morning and happy Tuesday all!!

Disneyfairytale congrats on the last minute trip. Those are ALWAYS so exciting!!! Have a GREAT time! :)

Bernice that is crazy about your nephew and the rock! EEK! I hope they finally got it out! I know when I was 5 I got a button up my nose. My mom swore I stuck it up there but I remember having it really close to my nose and taking a deep breath and it kind of getting "sucked" up there. I ended up having to go to the er to get it out LOL.

Not much on the agenda for today. I have a bunch of laundry to do and had planned to workout again today but my dad is bringing a plumber by to look at our upstairs toilet and I can't exactly workout with them here. I am kind of disgusted because this is what ALWAYS happens. Either I don't feel good or something comes up and I CAN'T workout or whatever. I did a small workout yesterday and it felt good to get back into it and I REALLY want to continue and NEED to! I am hoping he won't be here long and I can do it after he leaves. I like to get my workouts done early so I can shower and get on with my day. So we shall see.

Anyway hope everyon has a good day and talk later!

[funnygarcia]

:flower3:

Warming up into a nice day, not hot yet but has that "feel" to the air of working on the warm. High expected of 78 :cool1:
Have to enjoy this one day as we will be back into the cold again of 50 for a high and 39 low this weekend... brrrr.

Tuesday is usually my coupon sorting, straighten up the place and planning day. Wish I had a balcony or patio, I would organize my coupon file outside to enjoy the warm.

Might walk to the store, depends on my level of motivation :rotfl:

Our downtown farmer's market opened for the season last week, woohooo! Not anything for local yet but the vendors usually buy bulk produce from warehouse to sell, cheaper than grocery store. Plus local vendors with meat, eggs, honey, bread, hand made soap... I love spring and summer in MN, it's a short time but we drink up all that warm while we can. Enjoying what the local farmers bring to us. :goodvibes

[sameyeyam]

I'm FINALLY caught up with my work! Sheesh, that only took a full month to catch up with 2 weeks of vacation work. Of course now it's the first of the month and all the accounting starts all over again, but at least I'm not starting out behind!

So, do you think my family would notice if I just disappeared on Saturday and went to the 38 Special concert at a casino on the coast?:rotfl2: Seriously, if I have to spend Mother's Day at a mx race, then shouldn't I be able to do what I want the day before??? I doubt if I'll go, since DH has to work, don't know anybody else that would want to go and I would have to make arrangements for my one child and my one adult child.

Have I mentioned how weird it is to have an adult child? I just took a survey for Universal Studios and when they asked the ages of children at home...well I could only fill in one!:rotfl2:

Well ladies, I need to get back to work...every one have an awesome day!:lmao:

P.S. There is a reason for everything...I went to the 38 Special website and they have a concert at Epcot in October. Now that would be a much better trip (hurricanes and all)!:lmao::woohoo:

P.S.S. Wonder how Megy Poo is surviving the World with the kidlets?

[XTinabell]

Hey ladies. Just a quick drive by hi. I have a horrible cold and my grandpa just passed away this morning. He has been in the hospital for two weeks, yesterday he seemed fine and was hitting on the nurses and chattering away. This morning he passed away. So sad, I'm crushed that I'm so far away. I can't afford a flight home to the funeral especially since I'm moving home in just a month and I feel so guilty. Anyway, I'll try to catch up with everyone as soon as I'm able.
Take care of yourselves until then! :grouphug:

[sameyeyam]

Hey ladies. Just a quick drive by hi. I have a horrible cold and my grandpa just passed away this morning. He has been in the hospital for two weeks, yesterday he seemed fine and was hitting on the nurses and chattering away. This morning he passed away. So sad, I'm crushed that I'm so far away. I can't afford a flight home to the funeral especially since I'm moving home in just a month and I feel so guilty. Anyway, I'll try to catch up with everyone as soon as I'm able.
Take care of yourselves until then! :grouphug:

Oh Christina, I'm so sorry for your loss. Grandfather's are such special people and I know that you will miss him so much. :hug: Don't ever feel guilty for not being able to attend a funeral. You can remember him in your own way and pay tribute to him that day. He knows that you love him and you know that you loved him and that is all that really matters.:grouphug:

[kelmac284]

Good morning and happy Wednesday/Cinco de Mayo!

Tina I am sorry about the loss of your grandfather! I know how hard that must be not being able to come to the funeral. Prayers and condolences to you!

Samey I think you should DEF go to the concert. It's mother's day weekend after all and it is all about us mom's so I say go for it!! ;)

Not much on my agenda today but more work round here and I have to go get the oil changed in my car.

The plumber is coming back today to replace our upstairs toilet as it has not been working and constantly overflows and has flooded our upstairs a few times so I have that and then as I said the oil but otherwise just more laundry and junk round here. I also got my paperwork for my surgery and I have to go get another EKG. I called my doc and they do walkin appts for those so I am going to try and do that tomorrow and get it done. I am just hoping I can get it done and get back in time to pick up the girls from school as tomorrow is their early day!

Otherwise not much else going on. We are supposed to be having another GS meeting on Friday but I am not sure if I am going to go or not. Depends on our plans for the weekend.

At this point I know for sure that we are taking my mom downtown to walk around the capital and look at the rose garden and the old governor's mansion and then have a late lunch on the river so I am looking forward to that and hoping that the weather is nice!

That's bout all for me. Hope everyone has a great day and talk soon!

[funnygarcia]

Hey ladies. Just a quick drive by hi. I have a horrible cold and my grandpa just passed away this morning. He has been in the hospital for two weeks, yesterday he seemed fine and was hitting on the nurses and chattering away. This morning he passed away. So sad, I'm crushed that I'm so far away. I can't afford a flight home to the funeral especially since I'm moving home in just a month and I feel so guilty. Anyway, I'll try to catch up with everyone as soon as I'm able.
Take care of yourselves until then! :grouphug:

:hug: I'm so sorry. I agree with Alison, don't feel guilty. You can create your own special moment of remembrance, he will know how much you love him in your heart.

[eatmypixiedust]

Hey ladies. Just a quick drive by hi. I have a horrible cold and my grandpa just passed away this morning. He has been in the hospital for two weeks, yesterday he seemed fine and was hitting on the nurses and chattering away. This morning he passed away. So sad, I'm crushed that I'm so far away. I can't afford a flight home to the funeral especially since I'm moving home in just a month and I feel so guilty. Anyway, I'll try to catch up with everyone as soon as I'm able.
Take care of yourselves until then! :grouphug:

Hi Christina,

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. It's never easy losing a loved one and I am sure your grandpa knows that you wanted to be there. Please don't feel guilty or beat yourself up for it. It's not your fault and it was something that just couldn't be helped. I'm sure he understands that and he knows that you loved him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. :hug: :hug: :hug: :grouphug:

I know this isn't the same situation but when my grandpa was sick, I thought that he would go to the hospital and be home in no time. I did visit him while in the hospital before he passed away but I couldn't handle it. He was having trouble breathing on his own and all I remember was that his body was hooked up to a machine and his chest seemed to jerk in a slight motion up and down to breathe and I just couldn't bare it and just cried so horribly. My grandma started crying watching me cry and she said: "Don't let him hear you cry, you have to not let him know you are crying, he wouldn't want you to be sad" and it was just too damn hard to not cry. My older sister wanted to see him in the hospital but she said she didn't want to watch him suffer and wouldn't be able to tolerate it.

I miss him a lot, my whole family does. He was such a loving and caring and smart person. There are times when I really miss him.

Hang in there and we are all here for you. :hug:

P.S. I'm also sorry to hear that you are not feeling well on top of all this. :hug: I hope you feel better soon.

[funnygarcia]

We skipped doubles today, the coupons and sales were just not that good.

I suggested going to Aldi's instead, my sis had walked thru once but never had shopped there. She's not into coupons and stockpiling too much. But she liked the prices at Aldi's, no worries about putting together a deal.

I picked up some yummy things for our yearly Cinco de Mayo feast. Tamales (hope they are good, the Mexican deli is too far away), mango, avocado to make some guacamole mmmmm. We've actually have had variations of tacos twice in a row this week, figured why break the trend.. have more of the same. :thumbsup2

Yesterday I was too hot, had to dig out shorts and light weight t shirt, today is the complete opposite. Long sleeves and jeans, sitting in my bedroom freezing. Had to go look for a blanket.. brrrrrrrrr. Poor trees are trying to grow leaves and the wind is tearing them away. woooosh! As pooh would say "It's a rather blustery day"

http://www.youbloglikeagirl.com/files//page0_blog_entry224_1.jpg

[sameyeyam]

Hi ladies. Got some good news tomorrow. DH was asked to become a trainer at his work. This means that his schedule will become more normal. In addition to becoming a trainer, he will also be the person that works M-F, 8 hour days:woohoo:

It is a little bit of a pay cut, but only a $1 or $2 per hour because he got extra for working a shift differential. I have a feeling since he will be attending more meetings, learning to be a trainer and training everybody..well he'll probably work a few hours OT and make up the difference. So not a big deal.

We are having winter like weather here. Which is basically unheard of in May! Guess it's finally making up for all that good weather that we had all winter...you know when we sent that icky rain down to California for our hyena trip.:laughing:

[XTinabell]

Thanks so much everyone for the lovely words. It really means alot to me. :grouphug: A year ago my grandpa had blood poisoning and they had to stop his heart, but he recovered from all that. Two to three weeks ago he got blood poisoning again and then while in the hospital they couldn't find his files or something so he sat there while his lungs filled with fluid and he had a heart attack. Then because his lungs filled with fluid so bad he could no longer breathe on his own so he was on oxygen. But after a week in the hospital he started getting better, they put him on a different oxygen tank, a less intense one and we all had hope. He had good moments and bad moments, but I really thought he was going to be okay.

My sisters saw him on Monday in the hospital, he was reading the paper and chatted with them and teased them. Hit on the nurses. And then the next morning he passed away. I'm so sad he won't get to see me in my wedding dress. He really wanted to. I was helping my mom with invitations tonight, and I saw I had one addressed to my grandma and grandpa, it's so sad. But it helps to know that he'll be at my wedding in spirit. It's tough but we'll get through this. Thanks for the support. :grouphug:

Alison - that is so awesome about your dh! But I'm curious how you can get good news tomorrow? Are you psychic? ;) Small pay cut for better hours, I say is so worth it!
Bernice - mmm, I looove tacos! :lovestruc
Pix - thanks for sharing your story. As strange as it is, it's actually comforting to know that I'm not alone in losing someone who meant alot. I know that's probably not very nice, but it's true lol.

[jordansmomma]

Hi ladies just catching up. Its been a little busy around here.
WOW some post are like WTH, others are normal.

I spent the weekend in Vegas. My friend got married & it was nice a little trip. Luckily I missed the horrible windstorm in Eastern Washington on Monday.

Christina~ Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you are doing ok.

ROchelle~ Keep your head, guys like that are just jerks and you deserve much better.

Bernice~ Your dinner sounds tasty.

Alison~ THat is great about the new hours for your hubby!

Sarah~ How is the training going? Good luck on the race!

I am making chicken enchillada's with the kiddos tonight.

I hope you are all having a wonderful day. I am on my way back to class.

[MotoXPrincess99]

Hi ladies just catching up. Its been a little busy around here.
WOW some post are like WTH, others are normal.

I spent the weekend in Vegas. My friend got married & it was nice a little trip. Luckily I missed the horrible windstorm in Eastern Washington on Monday.

Christina~ Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you are doing ok.

ROchelle~ Keep your head, guys like that are just jerks and you deserve much better.

Bernice~ Your dinner sounds tasty.

Alison~ THat is great about the new hours for your hubby!

Sarah~ How is the training going? Good luck on the race!

I am making chicken enchillada's with the kiddos tonight.

I hope you are all having a wonderful day. I am on my way back to class.

Last night DBF and I jogged about 2 miles but we did it outside rather than on the treadmills at the gym. I think it was harder and I swear we went more than 2 miles. :rotfl:

Tonight is another bike ride. I read online that you should not try to run everyday when starting out. I think we are going to do a 5K (about 3 miles) on the 15th. We'll see.

How are you feeling these days?

[sameyeyam]

What you have a problem with my psychic abilities?:rotfl2:

Yesterday, tomorrow...it's all just pretty much a blur to me nowadays.:rotfl2::rotfl2:

Hold it wait...I'm getting a premonition(sp?)..........oh never mind that was just indigestion.

[jordansmomma]

Last night DBF and I jogged about 2 miles but we did it outside rather than on the treadmills at the gym. I think it was harder and I swear we went more than 2 miles. :rotfl:

Tonight is another bike ride. I read online that you should not try to run everyday when starting out. I think we are going to do a 5K (about 3 miles) on the 15th. We'll see.

How are you feeling these days?

OMG! You guys are really getting a work out!

I am feeling pretty good now. I spent almost 4 months being sick, now I am feeling a lot better.

[Canadian Traveler]

I just thought I would say hello to everyone....Is anyone else from Canada?

[kelmac284]

Gee Deb I am curious what you think is so "WTH" about someone's thread here? After all this is the chatterbox thread and people can talk about whatever in here! This is not the Disney boards or the Diva thread. There is no "normal" in here and people can talk about whatever they want. This is a place for people to come and chat about whatever!

I think that is kind of offensive that you think someone's post in here is WOW or WTH. I don't think anyone else in here has any problems with anyone's posts. People are in here to chat about their lives and up till now I haven't seen anyone say anything about it but you! Who are you to say what is Normal???

[kelmac284]

Rochelle that was nice of you to share your story of your grandpa. I had a similar situation with my grandma a few years back. She was my BEST friend and it was really hard to watch her pass. I think grandparents are SO special and it is always tough when they pass!!

Bernice your cinco de mayo feast sounded yummy! Hope you guys had fun!! :)

Alison congrats to your dh! Sounds like a good move all the way round!

Tina again I am sorry for your loss! ((hugs))

Canadian Traveller, hi and welcome! I am not sure if any of THESE gals are from canada but there ARE canadian gals on other threads. Nice to meet you and hope to learn more about you. :)

Sara you are doing awesome! Keep up the good work!

As for me I got the oil changed now today is the brakes! EEK! My car is only 4 years old but I guess it is getting to be about that time for all that stuff. I just wish it hadn't happened NOW right on the heels of all the money we had to spend for our car ins, shelby's party etc. But I guess that is life or murphy's law or something lol. Plus I am still trying to pay for our june trip in little increments and the last thing I need to do is renew my AP. I have been trying to buy one thing and then make a payment on my card etc. I am going to make another payment on the 14th and then buy my AP and that should be the last of it and then I can FINALLY hopefully stop having to put anything else on it and start paying it down!!! I am REALLY looking forward to our trip! So are the girls :)

That's bout it for me.

Have a great day all!

[sameyeyam]

I just thought I would say hello to everyone....Is anyone else from Canada?

XTinabell is from Canada, but currently residing in Scotland. She will be returning to Canada within the month though I believe.

I live in Washington, so fairly close to Canada....close enough to use your coinage part of the time!:lmao:

Welcome!:):)

Gee Deb I am curious what you think is so "WTH" about someone's thread here? After all this is the chatterbox thread and people can talk about whatever in here! This is not the Disney boards or the Diva thread. There is no "normal" in here and people can talk about whatever they want. This is a place for people to come and chat about whatever!

I think that is kind of offensive that you think someone's post in here is WOW or WTH. I don't think anyone else in here has any problems with anyone's posts. People are in here to chat about their lives and up till now I haven't seen anyone say anything about it but you! Who are you to say what is Normal???

WTH...:scared1:Geez, I sure hope nobody has mistaken me for normal. :rotfl: I'm pretty sure that a prerequisite to posting on this thread is that you absolutely can't be "normal". Personally I think I'd rather be the WTH post.:hippie::thumbsup2:rotfl2:

Let's all be friends and try not to read too much into the words on a post....:grouphug:

Although I must admit, when I read that I had to go back a few posts to see if I had missed anything that might fall into the WTH category.:laughing:

[sameyeyam]

BTW...my favorite WTH post was when I was being a dork and posting stupid stuff from Photobucket. I accidentally posted a picture of some stick figures...they looked relatively innocent....until a few seconds later when they started moving & making baby stick figures right in front of our eyes!:rotfl2:

Now that was a WTH post!:rotfl2:

[MotoXPrincess99]

Hi!

So DBF and rode our bikes around town last night and it is getting alot easier. I have an app for my phone that works with the GPS and tracks our path and keeps the time and mileage. It's pretty neat. We did 9.82 miles in 31 minutes. I'm going to use the app when we run tonight.

I need to change the way I eat but it's hard when everyone at work has candy dishes on their desk and I have no will power to say no. :rotfl:

Hope everyone is having a great day!

[kelmac284]

Alison Deb's post was about me. It is a LONG story but there was a big rif over on the diva thread and this goes way back. Sorry that you guys are now in the middle of this but the point is she doesn't like me and has followed me to several different posts just to say rude stuff to me. I have purposely left several but I am NOT leaving this one and NOT leaving the Dis. Let's just say that there are mean cruel people that think it is fun to talk smack about people behind their backs and make little clubs even to talk about people.

Most of us just come on here to talk about our love of Disney or what is going on in our lives but some people feel the need to cut people down or go on facebook and make digs about people and that is just sad!

[sameyeyam]

Ahhh..ok. Henceforth I will ignore strange postings.:thumbsup2 That is unless I post them myself!:laughing:

[kelmac284]

:thumbsup2

[funnygarcia]

Got some good news tomorrow.

We are having winter like weather here. Which is basically unheard of in May! Guess it's finally making up for all that good weather that we had all winter...you know when we sent that icky rain down to California for our hyena trip.:laughing:

Northern MN is getting snow this weekend, it's so bizarre!



Alison - But I'm curious how you can get good news tomorrow? Are you psychic? ;) .


Hold it wait...I'm getting a premonition(sp?)..........oh never mind that was just indigestion.

:rotfl2: Only you Alison! You crack me up!



WOW some post are like WTH, others are normal.


uhh what??
There is no "normal" in here

Sounds about right! :thumbsup2


I'm pretty sure that a prerequisite to posting on this thread is that you absolutely can't be "normal".


when I read that I had to go back a few posts to see if I had missed anything that might fall into the WTH category.

::yes::

Me too.

I have purposely left several but I am NOT leaving this one

Cool, because I like you! :goodvibes

[kelmac284]

Lol at the way you quoted there is no "normal" in here. I like that twist. I didn't mean you guys weren't normal but hey take it however you want it lol!!

Thanks for the props Bernice and I like you too and I like this thread and as I said I am NOT leaving. I refuse to be run off.

I'm just sorry that it came to all this and that there has to be people that find it necessary to act like this but I really enjoy coming here and sharing my day and hearing about you all and I don't plan on going anywhere!

You guys can be as weird as you want! Love it!! ;) That's what makes life fun!!

[jordansmomma]

Ok so the WTH was about well ok so what kind of parent would leave a party and not know if a child was picked up or not? What kind of parent would not go back to check and make sure that a child that was invited to the party was sitting there alone waiting for her mom or dad to show up? As a parent I guess you expect more out of another parent than to be like oh well I hope the kid got picked up. I know that wouldn't fly if it was the other way around a parent did that to your child.

[kelmac284]

I knew EXACTLY what the WTH was and the fact of the matter is I am NOT going to answer your PM but I am going to answer you out in the open cuz I am SICK and tired of your judging me!!! And for the rest of you I am sorry please ignore this!

Deb if you would have read my entire post you would have seen that it was a totally chaotic day and that there was a TON of confusion. First of all the child came up to me when we were inside the skating rink WITH another parent and said goodbye and I handed her her gift bag. As I said I THOUGHT the mom that I had seen was HER mom and thought she had left with HER. Then LATER shane asked me to get the gift bag for the girl that had shown up late and I realized that that was NOT her mom but rather the other girls mother. I had so much on my mind making sure the OTHER kids had gotten with their parents and trying to coordinate with our friends, get our gifts etc that I had forgotten that the first girl was not with THIS mom. What I did NOT know was that the first girl had ALREADY left. What SHOULD have happened is her dad should have come in and told me he was picking her up but he didn't. We were inside and when she got her bag with the other kids and the mom they went out into the lobby and he was waiting and took her and just left without telling us. So then awhile later when we went out and started talking to the other mom and rounding up our stuff they were ALREADY gone. As I said we were distracted and I admit that was our fault BUT we had gotten over a half hour home AND it was more than a half hour PAST the time that they were supposed to pick the kids up and Shane and I debated over whether or not we should drive all the way back but we figured that between the time and the fact that we had not seen her out in the lobby and no one had called us that most likely she had been picked up.

NO one else on this thread said a word but like always you ASSUME and make judgments. I am tired of it. And don't think I don't know that you haven't done that with my situation with Lynn. And I don't care if you don't think I should do a blog. Maybe YOU don't want to do a blog but that is up to you. You know as well as I do that people share about their lives on the diva thread. I have felt that I have many friends on the diva thread and I had a VERY stressful year last year and needed to vent my frustrations and why should Cheryl be able to vent about her mom or Capri about her finances or Heather about her pregancy but I can't talk about MY life??? I'm curious? Why is that?

Maybe you don't like how we handled things but let me tell you YOU don't know everything about what is going on and just "loving" your child doesn't always work. Lynn is a very disturbed girl who has now alienated EVERYONE in our entire family and is very lost. YES we still care about her but she has got to find her own way. You may not approve of how we handle things but as they say until you have walked a mile in my shoes you are NO one to judge. And don't act like you don't have a club. Gee look to the left "bad girls club". Hmmmm. I am not stupid. I know what that club is and I have seen the comments that you and others that I will not mention on here have said because these girls don't need to know about it but you know who I am talking about. I KNOW for a fact that you guys talk about people from the divas and god knows who else. I have spoken with OTHER divas about it so don't act like I don't know this is true and THEY know it is true to! They just don't want to say anything because they want to keep the peace!

I don't know why you insist on picking on me. I never did ANYTHING to you. I came to these boards because I love disney and I had some good friends over on the other boards but you just couldn't stand it and had to "pick" on me because you just didn't like me. I left the diva thread and now you have come here. Well I will say again. MOVE ON! I have given you the diva board so please just stay over there and leave me alone. I have friends here and we were having a perfectly good time. I don't know why you feel the need to come cause problems!

And NO I can't tell you NOT to post on this thread BUT you know as well as I do that the ONLY reason you have come here is to find SOME reason to bug me. You came to the norcal thread JUST to make that rude comment about my post to Tina when again you knew NOTHING about what was really going on, claimed you "might" go on that trip and then magically NEVER posted on that thread again. Hmmmm....

I'm not as stupid as you think. Then your group of friends all showed up over there and then magically left and SAME thing here. One by one they all showed up here. Posted maybe once or twice and then have NOT been back. Amazing! You must think I am really stupid!

I have news for you this thread is all about blogging about your life! That is why it is the chatterbox thread. People come here to "chat" about their day and their life. If you don't like it don't come here!

[jordansmomma]

I knew EXACTLY what the WTH was and the fact of the matter is I am NOT going to answer your PM but I am going to answer you out in the open cuz I am SICK and tired of your judging me!!! And for the rest of you I am sorry please ignore this!

Deb if you would have read my entire post you would have seen that it was a totally chaotic day and that there was a TON of confusion. First of all the child came up to me when we were inside the skating rink WITH another parent and said goodbye and I handed her her gift bag. As I said I THOUGHT the mom that I had seen was HER mom and thought she had left with HER. Then LATER shane asked me to get the gift bag for the girl that had shown up late and I realized that that was NOT her mom but rather the other girls mother. I had so much on my mind making sure the OTHER kids had gotten with their parents and trying to coordinate with our friends, get our gifts etc that I had forgotten that the first girl was not with THIS mom. What I did NOT know was that the first girl had ALREADY left. What SHOULD have happened is her dad should have come in and told me he was picking her up but he didn't. We were inside and when she got her bag with the other kids and the mom they went out into the lobby and he was waiting and took her and just left without telling us. So then awhile later when we went out and started talking to the other mom and rounding up our stuff they were ALREADY gone. As I said we were distracted and I admit that was our fault BUT we had gotten over a half hour home AND it was more than a half hour PAST the time that they were supposed to pick the kids up and Shane and I debated over whether or not we should drive all the way back but we figured that between the time and the fact that we had not seen her out in the lobby and no one had called us that most likely she had been picked up.

NO one else on this thread said a word but like always you ASSUME and make judgments. I am tired of it. And don't think I don't know that you haven't done that with my situation with Lynn. And I don't care if you don't think I should do a blog. Maybe YOU don't want to do a blog but that is up to you. You know as well as I do that people share about their lives on the diva thread. I have felt that I have many friends on the diva thread and I had a VERY stressful year last year and needed to vent my frustrations and why should Cheryl be able to vent about her mom or Capri about her finances or Heather about her pregancy but I can't talk about MY life??? I'm curious? Why is that?

Maybe you don't like how we handled things but let me tell you YOU don't know everything about what is going on and just "loving" your child doesn't always work. Lynn is a very disturbed girl who has now alienated EVERYONE in our entire family and is very lost. YES we still care about her but she has got to find her own way. You may not approve of how we handle things but as they say until you have walked a mile in my shoes you are NO one to judge. And don't act like you don't have a club. Gee look to the left "bad girls club". Hmmmm. I am not stupid. I know what that club is and I have seen the comments that you and others that I will not mention on here have said because these girls don't need to know about it but you know who I am talking about. I KNOW for a fact that you guys talk about people from the divas and god knows who else. I have spoken with OTHER divas about it so don't act like I don't know this is true and THEY know it is true to! They just don't want to say anything because they want to keep the peace!

I don't know why you insist on picking on me. I never did ANYTHING to you. I came to these boards because I love disney and I had some good friends over on the other boards but you just couldn't stand it and had to "pick" on me because you just didn't like me. I left the diva thread and now you have come here. Well I will say again. MOVE ON! I have given you the diva board so please just stay over there and leave me alone. I have friends here and we were having a perfectly good time. I don't know why you feel the need to come cause problems!

And NO I can't tell you NOT to post on this thread BUT you know as well as I do that the ONLY reason you have come here is to find SOME reason to bug me. You came to the norcal thread JUST to make that rude comment about my post to Tina when again you knew NOTHING about what was really going on, claimed you "might" go on that trip and then magically NEVER posted on that thread again. Hmmmm....

I'm not as stupid as you think. Then your group of friends all showed up over there and then magically left and SAME thing here. One by one they all showed up here. Posted maybe once or twice and then have NOT been back. Amazing! You must think I am really stupid!

I have news for you this thread is all about blogging about your life! That is why it is the chatterbox thread. People come here to "chat" about their day and their life. If you don't like it don't come here!

Do you feel better? :lmao:

[kelmac284]

I do actually cuz people need to know how you roll! You can act like you care and act all fake on here but they need to know that you talk about them behind their backs. And that you are NOT as you appear. I have NOT done that. I came on here to discuss Disney and just to chat with my friends and get a little support from the people who ARE my friends not to get judged and ridiculed by people who act like teenagers.

I think it is pretty sad when grown women have to call and text eachother to talk and giggle about others! That is extremely immature. And I am glad you are SO perfect and have never made ANY mistakes like what happened at Shelby's party. At least I am woman enough to admit it. Don't act like you are so perfect because NO one is!

I might not approve of the things YOU do in your life but I don't talk crap about it to others. I honestly could care less what you do in your life. But to sit there and judge others when you don't even know everything that is going on is just sad and pathetic!

And obviously you must not have much of a life if you feel the need to follow me around and pick on mine! You say I shouldn't write blogs and that half the time you "ignore" me and yet you keep following me from the thread to thread and you obviously keep reading them cuz you keep commenting on them!

[funnygarcia]

U okay kelly? :hug:

[funnygarcia]

I've had one of those weird creepy feelings if I had done the right thing regarding a child pick up.
I worked in day care for awhile, I was the person closing the building each night.. meaning I had the last kids on my own and locked up by myself.

One night a parent called and said "so and so" will be picking up her kids. Someone who had picked up once before, I had the preschoolers outside and another teacher had the babies inside.. and the phone.

At pick up time, I had a bunch of parents come at one time. It was busy, chaotic and hard to keep track of everyone. Someone else other than what mom had told me came to pick up the little girl and her baby sister. ( She had picked up the kids in the past, though we had a similar situation where this person showed up but mom said someone else.. the other teacher questioned it and made her wait while she called mom to confirm. )

The person went inside and picked up the baby .. figured it must be okay because the teacher released the child so I let the girl go too.
I felt weird by the whole thing, worried all weekend that we had done the wrong thing.

It turned out to be okay.

But the next week mom changed her forms to no longer allow that person to pick up, saying she wasn't happy with that persons treatment of her kids.

Mom was okay with us, but I always wondered if I and the infant teacher had screwed up that day. :guilty:

Really, it's the fault of the parent to not have a consistent routine. One or two consistent caregivers for pick up and emergency contact, instead of 8 different people on the release form.

In Kelly's case, a parent that didn't make sure to greet her at the party and say "her dad is picking up and his name is...." and a parent that didn't say "Hi, I'm... to pick up ..."

These things happen all the time.
Life gets busy...

We lived in a high rise and found a toddler in the elevator at lobby level. :confused:
The other couple in the elevator told us a large group of people had left on an upper floor, obviously leaving little one behind. But the weird thing.. that couple left the elevator and didn't even try to find the parents or call security!!! :eek::eek::eek:

We took her and called security. Waited for them to show up and listened to them radio the office to check security cameras.

Another time at Disneyland, found a kid frantically running back and forth on the sidewalk, very upset and almost crying.. close to the major crosswalk to the hotels on Harbor... everyone just walked on by. :sad2: We stopped and talked to him, he was in a group and got separated. Wasn't sure where they were going to eat dinner. He did know which hotel they were staying. We walked him to the hotel, told the employees and they worked on calling the room. He was in a safe place, would likely be reunited soon. We left, leaving our cell number if needed. Saw them in the park next day, he was sticking really close to mom and dad. :lmao:

[kelmac284]

Thanks Bernice! I REALLY appreciate your support and you are right! I have thrown MANY parties between my three girls and I have NEVER had this happen and as I stated in my first post I would be furious too if someone I had entrusted my child too had just "left" BUT in my own defense I THOUGHT that she had been picked up and there was a BIG confusion because the mom I was TOLD was her mom was indeed NOT her mom and then by the time I found that out she had ALREADY been picked up by the dad who had dropped her off and he had failed to tell me he had picked her up. And as I said I was then so overwhelmed with the other kids, parents and gifts etc that we left and did not even THINK about it till we were half way home AND it was over a half hour AFTER he was supposed to have picked her up. We seriously considered driving back to make SURE but then figured since we hadn't seen her in the lobby, it was 5:30 and all kids were supposed to be picked up no later than 5 and no one had called us that it was most likely ok but as you said I STILL worried myself sick about it till Monday when Shelby asked the little girl and she confirmed that her dad had indeed picked her up earlier.

I ONLY shared that story because it had upset me so and it is so UNLIKE me as I am usually so OCD about stuff like that! I have seen SO much worse taking my kids to OTHER kids birthdays. Usually if MY kids go to a party at a public place I stay with them unless I know the parents because I never know if something might happen like them not watching the kids and them wandering off or whatever and we took Katy to a party once and when I picked her up (it was at a home) the adults were all smoking pot! I so wanted to call CPS but didn't want the little girl to suffer for it. I told Katy though that she was NOT allowed to go to parties at that girls home again and I feel bad for the little girl AND for Katy as it is not THEIR fault that the parents are bad!

But as to my posts above thanks so much for your support and again I am sorry I had to get you guys involved in this! As I said Deb keeps following me from post to post and I couldn't keep my mouth shut anymore. I am just sorry it came out on here as you guys don't need this on here esp since I am new but I was tired of walking around on eggshells.

I will keep it to pm from now on but I just wanted people to know the truth of the matter because on the diva thread everyone is afraid to say anything because they just want to keep the group intact and not cause any rifts and that is the reason I left because although I still have friends there I respected their wishes but I could no longer stay in a group that had someone who picked on people and got away with it. Not to mention it made the trips no longer fun having to be around someone like that!

I am just glad I found this place and I REALLY enjoy you all's frienship and I hope this does not interfere! Hopefully this will be the end of it! :)

[funnygarcia]

We've had odd arguments on this thread (when it was on community board) in fact this thread started off with a weird troll encounter that bumped us off the DL board.. :laughing:

This too shall pass.

I tell my dh what is happening, he rolls his eyes and drops comments about "women are psycho" :rolleyes:
Well gee dear, you would be a tad crazy too if you had to deal with hormones, public image, self image, kids, work, keeping house, cooking, budgeting, .. yadda yadda yadda.. :snooty:

[funnygarcia]

The pot story.. truly hilarious.. it's like get a clue!! Fine you're a pot head.. but please don't do it in front of other people's kids! Morons! :rotfl2:

I have a few former pot smokers in my family, my in laws, and friends which is fine.. illegal .. but doesn't make them terrible people. They were smart enough not to smoke during a child party or family events.

[funnygarcia]

Had to share..

Noah was downloading a CD to Itunes and listening to the music.
I walked by and teased "Hey, why are you playing old music?"
He looked at me puzzled, "It's not old, my friend loaned it to me"

"Honey, it is old, I had this on tape before I even met your dad"

"Tape? Really?" :rolleyes:

"Yes really!" :lmao:

------------------------------------------------

He was listening to Depeche Mode "Violator" album.

Acted all surprised when I could sing along to all the songs on the album.

My fave..

"Personal Jesus"

Reach out and touch faith

Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who cares
Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who's there

Feeling unknown
And you're all alone
Flesh and bone
By the telephone
Lift up the receiver
I'll make you a believer...................

Or .. not on this album but...

"People are People"

People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully...................



--------------------------------------------------------------
Dude seriously, I listened to it like everyday! :laughing:

[kelmac284]

Exactly! LOL. And what was worse was the party was a sleepover. We don't allow sleepovers either at our house or the girls to do them UNLESS it is someone we know VERY well. And when Katy asked I said she could go to the party but not the sleepover part. Thank GOODNESS I didn't allow THAT. The worst part was when Katy told me that during the pinata the mom was smoking "one of those pipe things" LOL. I was like OH BROTHER!! I agree what other people want to do is their business. I personally have never done it but dh has prob tried every drug in the book in his youth but there are just some things you don't do in front of kids! Sheesh! I walked in and that house looked like a bar the smoke was so thick and it was OBVIOUS what KIND of smoke it was LOL. It was pungent!! ;)

And again I am just sorry to bring this whole mess to these boards and actually I didn't (she did) but like I said I couldn't hold it in anymore. There is only so much one can take and usually I don't like confrontations but I just had to say my peace! :)

What I find is sad is that there are people out there that find the need to do that. I have belonged to several different boards over the past ten years. A baby center board when my youngest was born, a military wives support board when my dh was deployed to Iraq and then several disney boards. And it just amazes me that even on THOSE types of boards where 2 of them are for support and the others are for "fun and info" that people can STILL find ways to argue and hurt people.

SAD! There are ALWAYS some in every group that need to be outspoken and bring people down. I have never been that way. If I didn't agree I usually just keep my mouth shut. My motto is if you don't like someone's post just ignore it. No need to be hurtful or mean!

Anyway that is funny about your dh. Mine is the same way. He acts like he doesn't care and yet he is on some sites as well, he plays online poker and world of warcraft and he is on the net more than me and has his whole group of friends he chats with and he is closer to them than I am LOL. He is always asking me what is going on on here but he has also met some of the divas so he knows them and wonders how they are etc.

But back to reality how's your day going? Any fun plans for mother's day?

Shane has a cpr class for work tomorrow and so I am not sure what the girls and I will be doing but I am hoping to rent some movies and catch up on some of the ones I have been wanting to see like It's complicated and Sherlock Holmes.

And then Sunday we are taking my mom downtown to tour the old governor's mansion and the rose garden at the capitol and then to lunch on the river. So it should be a nice day! I am really looking forward to it.

Right now I am at work just waiting for mom to get done so we can go have lunch!

Hope you have a GREAT day and an even better weekend!! :)

[kelmac284]

That is funny about your son! I LOVED Depeche mode when I was a teen. I graduated high school in 85 so I was in HS right during the big New Wave era and was in to ALL of those groups!! Loved Howard Jones, The Eurythmics, The cure, Psychedelic Furs and on and on! It is funny too cuz my youngest is REALLY into Michael Jackson and Queen and you would think they were "brand new" LOL.

Gotta love kids!! I can't wait to take her to see EO at DL! It is SO corny but I know she will Love it!! ;)

[XTinabell]

Hey ladies. Just another quick drive by, honestly I will come back and chat soon. hahaha, like you even miss me. :rolleyes::rotfl2:
I'm going for dinner with a friend tonight for some much needed beer and ice cream. I'll eat real food first, but I am soo looking forward to that beer and ice cream. mmm. I can't remember the last time I had ice cream!

Kelly, it might be worth it for you to use your ignore option and ignore certain people. You will never see or receive posts from them and then they can't bother ya. Just a thought. :hug:

[MotoXPrincess99]

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo137/cpuff35/TGIF.gif

[jordansmomma]

Just for the record I didn't start anything with Kelly until she said something. I kept my comments to myself.
Why she feels the need to bring everyone into something that is nothing is beyond me. I have not said anything behind her back that I wouldn't say to her face. But eventually after her continued post Kelly is always the victim.

[kelmac284]

Tina I appreciate it but if I put her on ignore then I can't see what SHE says but she can still make comments about me and I feel like I should be able to defend myself.

I appreciate the thought though and I HAVE done that on places like Facebook where by deleting her she can no longer see what I type. But I don't like the idea of her being able to read what "I" write and comment on it and me not be able to respond. But you are right I plan to ignore it as long as it doesn't go overboard. Next time I will just take it to the mods.

And deb you DID say something. You commented about how my post was WTH and I knew full well you were talking about me. You can play dumb all you want but I know full well that you came to this thread SIMPLY to bug me. I went back a full year on the last post and you had never posted ONE time on this thread. Then you MAGICALLY show up here once "I" come here. Say what you want but it is obvious to not only me but others.

That is your game. Sometimes you say things directly, other times you say things backhandedly but I know full well you are talking to me. You always try to get a rise out of me and start crap and I am tired of it and NOT going to stand for it this time.

I didn't say anything on the diva thread and just left but I DID say something on the nor cal thread and I AM saying something on here because unlike the REST of the divas I am not going to simply roll over and take it. You can call me the victim all you want but the point is you have decided to come after me for whatever stupid reason and I am sick of it!

You say you don't read my posts because they are long "blogs" and pointless and YET you keep following me to every post I go to!

If you don't care then WHY do you keep reading them????

And don't act like you don't say sideways crap because I saw the comment you made to Amy on her field trip thread about "don't leave any kids behind". Don't think I didn't know that was about me! So play dumb and act innocent all you want but it is obvious to everyone that YOU are the one that is causing problems here NOT me!

[MotoXPrincess99]

:sad2:

[funnygarcia]

Hey ladies. Just another quick drive by, honestly I will come back and chat soon. hahaha, like you even miss me. :rolleyes::rotfl2:
I'm going for dinner with a friend tonight for some much needed beer and ice cream. I'll eat real food first, but I am soo looking forward to that beer and ice cream. mmm. I can't remember the last time I had ice cream!

Kelly, it might be worth it for you to use your ignore option and ignore certain people. You will never see or receive posts from them and then they can't bother ya. Just a thought. :hug:

Of course we missed you! Silly goose!
Enjoy the ice cream and beer, does that mean you are having beer floats (without the root) ?? Odd mix but hey whatever works right. :thumbsup2

Yep, I love that ignore button. You can always click and see what they wrote if it worries you. I sometimes wonder if I am on ignore. :rolleyes1

[funnygarcia]

:sad2:
Joining you ...

:sad2:

No more drama please, I have enough of my own at home!

I got my credit card billing for next month in my email.. twice the usual.. what???! :scared:
Figured out dh forgot to pay it :headache:.. my fault as it was on table not on the bill clipboard. :guilty: Happily they didn't raise the interest rate. :) Never paid late for that card until now, wanna keep it for emergencies.

Had an unhappy conversation with dh last night as he was starting his nightly dialysis.
I had shared with him awhile ago of a post from a dialysis board. A man was doing dialysis only for his family. If it was his choice, he would stop treatment and die. Last night dh brought that up and said sometimes when his depression is creeping up he feels the same way. :sad1:

I have sensed this for awhile and though it hurt to hear him say it..
I understand.
We talked about pursuing transplant again. His siblings have offered in the past and he has turned them down. We agree that we can't trust them to follow through. He also felt that they might have this "you owe me" string attached. It totally changes your relationship. Does that make sense? :confused:

When I donated, it was for my own selfish purposes.. I wanted to keep him around and not have him be so grumpy. :laughing:

soooooooooooooo... he might start the process to be listed with UNOS

[MotoXPrincess99]

Of course we missed you! Silly goose!
Enjoy the ice cream and beer, does that mean you are having beer floats (without the root) ?? Odd mix but hey whatever works right. :thumbsup2

Yep, I love that ignore button. You can always click and see what they wrote if it worries you. I sometimes wonder if I am on ignore. :rolleyes1

Not by me :upsidedow

Joining you ...

:sad2:

No more drama please, I have enough of my own at home!

I got my credit card billing for next month in my email.. twice the usual.. what???! :scared:
Figured out dh forgot to pay it :headache:.. my fault as it was on table not on the bill clipboard. :guilty: Happily they didn't raise the interest rate. :) Never paid late for that card until now, wanna keep it for emergencies.

Had an unhappy conversation with dh last night as he was starting his nightly dialysis.
I had shared with him awhile ago of a post from a dialysis board. A man was doing dialysis only for his family. If it was his choice, he would stop treatment and die. Last night dh brought that up and said sometimes when his depression is creeping up he feels the same way. :sad1:

I have sensed this for awhile and though it hurt to hear him say it..
I understand.
We talked about pursuing transplant again. His siblings have offered in the past and he has turned them down. We agree that we can't trust them to follow through. He also felt that they might have this "you owe me" string attached. It totally changes your relationship. Does that make sense? :confused:

When I donated, it was for my own selfish purposes.. I wanted to keep him around and not have him be so grumpy. :laughing:

soooooooooooooo... he might start the process to be listed with UNOS

What is UNOS?

[funnygarcia]

http://www.unos.org/

It's the organ sharing network.. when a person gets added to the "list" that is what they are referring to.

The hospital needs to follow specific rules to match cadaver donors and organ recipients. The recipient gets put on the list according to a complex point system: age, health conditions, blood type, previous transplants, history of medical compliance (do they take their meds) , HLAs (the part of the blood - antigens- that is looked at to make a good match), and any anti-bodies (PRA) that would cause immediate rejection. Tons of info is entered into a database, as donors occur.. people get matched.

Each month he will need to send blood work and do regular dental/ physical check ups to be kept on the list.

[MotoXPrincess99]

http://www.unos.org/

It's the organ sharing network.. when a person gets added to the "list" that is what they are referring to.

The hospital needs to follow specific rules to match cadaver donors and organ recipients. The recipient gets put on the list according to a complex point system: age, health conditions, blood type, previous transplants, history of medical compliance (do they take their meds) , HLAs (the part of the blood - antigens- that is looked at to make a good match), and any anti-bodies (PRA) that would cause immediate rejection. Tons of info is entered into a database, as donors occur.. people get matched.

Each month he will need to send blood work and do regular dental/ physical check ups to be kept on the list.

I hope if he decides to get on the list they are able to match him with a donor. :hug:

[MotoXPrincess99]

I have the doner sticker on my DL. I would hope that when I die my parts might be able to help someone else.

[funnygarcia]

I have the donor sticker on my DL. I would hope that when I die my parts might be able to help someone else.

Good for you ! :goodvibes


Dh and I have both signed up for the U of MN body bequest program, if we can not be organ donors then are bodies will be used for medical/dental school. :thumbsup2
The studies take about one year before the cremains are sent to the family (free cremation).

As for getting a kidney... it might be a long wait.

1.Type O, can only get type O
2.He's Latino.

Statistically less donors are Latino.
Less chance of matching HLAs due to race.
And less Latinos in general population in the UNOS region for our area
MN, SD, ND, WI, IA

The good thing.. he hasn't had many transfusions, less chance of developing PRA antibodies. :thumbsup2

That's if he even decides to be listed. But .. it's time..

Had some good news, he has his .2 position for next year. :yay:
The administration staff have been assigned to a different school :mad: the teachers are keeping their jobs :)
The state is pushing for this restructuring as part of the Race for the Top money (which our state didn't get anyway). The district is being forced into these changes.
We were laughing because the district is being sneaky, purposely not posting the open positions right now. (Some teachers are jumping ship and moving to other schools, or moving with administration) They will wait to post openings. Forcing the selection committees to choose from the pool after the first top picks have been made for other schools. Likely to get inexperienced and not ideal staff. Showing the state "HA! see, stop messing with our schools!" when the school fails again next year.

Can I just say.. I love that my boys do not go this district. :rolleyes1

Do we :lmao: or :sad2: ?

:confused3

[sameyeyam]

Hey ladies. Just another quick drive by, honestly I will come back and chat soon. hahaha, like you even miss me. :rolleyes::rotfl2:
I'm going for dinner with a friend tonight for some much needed beer and ice cream. I'll eat real food first, but I am soo looking forward to that beer and ice cream. mmm. I can't remember the last time I had ice cream!

Kelly, it might be worth it for you to use your ignore option and ignore certain people. You will never see or receive posts from them and then they can't bother ya. Just a thought. :hug:

What???!!!! You guys didn't tell me there was an ignore option! Do you mean the last few years I could have just put you guys on ignore and talked to myself?:lmao:

Joining you ...

:sad2:

No more drama please, I have enough of my own at home!

I got my credit card billing for next month in my email.. twice the usual.. what???! :scared:
Figured out dh forgot to pay it :headache:.. my fault as it was on table not on the bill clipboard. :guilty: Happily they didn't raise the interest rate. :) Never paid late for that card until now, wanna keep it for emergencies.

Had an unhappy conversation with dh last night as he was starting his nightly dialysis.
I had shared with him awhile ago of a post from a dialysis board. A man was doing dialysis only for his family. If it was his choice, he would stop treatment and die. Last night dh brought that up and said sometimes when his depression is creeping up he feels the same way. :sad1:

I have sensed this for awhile and though it hurt to hear him say it..
I understand.
We talked about pursuing transplant again. His siblings have offered in the past and he has turned them down. We agree that we can't trust them to follow through. He also felt that they might have this "you owe me" string attached. It totally changes your relationship. Does that make sense? :confused:

When I donated, it was for my own selfish purposes.. I wanted to keep him around and not have him be so grumpy. :laughing:

soooooooooooooo... he might start the process to be listed with UN
OS

:hug: It really sucks that he has to go thru this. It makes me so mad that our own bodies can betray us. I've said several times that I admire E for being able to go thru so much and handle it so well.

To be honest I don't know if I could handle it as well as he has. I feel like I've been thru a lot, but he has to deal with it every single day.

I know I'm not hispanic, but if it would help his odds I'd be willing to find a good looking rich hispanic man, have his love child, have nanny's raise it and then when the time is right donate it's kidney.:thumbsup2


I have the doner sticker on my DL. I would hope that when I die my parts might be able to help someone else.

Doner sticker on your Disneyland? As in Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Doner & Blitzen! I had no idea they were at DL this time of year.;) Yeah, I know I'm a dork!

I too am an organ donor. However, apparently I just couldn't wait to die, I started donating body parts early!:lmao: Oh come on that was funny and you know that B. just spit diet coke on her computer screen.

[sameyeyam]

So you wanna have fun at a crowded restaurant? When you put your name on the list and have to wait...tell them your name is Donner.

Then wait for them to call "Donner Party of 5"!:lmao: Cracks me up every time.

[XTinabell]

Of course we missed you! Silly goose!
Enjoy the ice cream and beer, does that mean you are having beer floats (without the root) ?? Odd mix but hey whatever works right. :thumbsup2

:rotfl2: I laughed so hard when I read this, a beer float! Now that is class! :lmao:
Joining you ...

:sad2:

No more drama please, I have enough of my own at home!

I got my credit card billing for next month in my email.. twice the usual.. what???! :scared:
Figured out dh forgot to pay it :headache:.. my fault as it was on table not on the bill clipboard. :guilty: Happily they didn't raise the interest rate. :) Never paid late for that card until now, wanna keep it for emergencies.

Had an unhappy conversation with dh last night as he was starting his nightly dialysis.
I had shared with him awhile ago of a post from a dialysis board. A man was doing dialysis only for his family. If it was his choice, he would stop treatment and die. Last night dh brought that up and said sometimes when his depression is creeping up he feels the same way. :sad1:

I have sensed this for awhile and though it hurt to hear him say it..
I understand.
We talked about pursuing transplant again. His siblings have offered in the past and he has turned them down. We agree that we can't trust them to follow through. He also felt that they might have this "you owe me" string attached. It totally changes your relationship. Does that make sense? :confused:

When I donated, it was for my own selfish purposes.. I wanted to keep him around and not have him be so grumpy. :laughing:

soooooooooooooo... he might start the process to be listed with UNOS
:hug: That's tough. I really hope he can find a donor. This may be a dumb question, but is dialysis painful? I'm familiar with diabetes, where you have to take insulin shots to stay healthy. Is dialysis a similar idea or is it much more complicated and difficult to deal with than insulin? Hm I know that sounds ignorant but I would like to know.
What???!!!! You guys didn't tell me there was an ignore option! Do you mean the last few years I could have just put you guys on ignore and talked to myself?:lmao:



:hug: It really sucks that he has to go thru this. It makes me so mad that our own bodies can betray us. I've said several times that I admire E for being able to go thru so much and handle it so well.

To be honest I don't know if I could handle it as well as he has. I feel like I've been thru a lot, but he has to deal with it every single day.

I know I'm not hispanic, but if it would help his odds I'd be willing to find a good looking rich hispanic man, have his love child, have nanny's raise it and then when the time is right donate it's kidney.:thumbsup2




Doner sticker on your Disneyland? As in Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Doner & Blitzen! I had no idea they were at DL this time of year.;) Yeah, I know I'm a dork!

I too am an organ donor. However, apparently I just couldn't wait to die, I started donating body parts early!:lmao: Oh come on that was funny and you know that B. just spit diet coke on her computer screen.
:rotfl: First off, you don't need to put anyone on ignore to talk to yourself. You've done that since we first met. Secondly, I totally love your thinking on the rich hispanic man, I like that. I would be willing to do the same. Anything to help a friend. ;) And thirdly about the donor on DL, wow. :eek::rotfl2: Actually, I thought the same thing but I won't admit that.
So you wanna have fun at a crowded restaurant? When you put your name on the list and have to wait...tell them your name is Donner.

Then wait for them to call "Donner Party of 5"!:lmao: Cracks me up every time.

:rotfl2:

[kelmac284]

LOl I missed some good comedy last night. You guys are my kind of group!

Alison LOVED the doner party joke. That was hilarious!!! :)

Bernice I am sorry your dh is getting down. That must be SO hard to deal with sometimes for both of you!! I know I have had some medical issues for the past 2 or 3 years and nothing NEARLY as serious as your dh but just enough to make it hard to do anything or get out of the house and it has REALLY depressed me so I can only imagine how he must feel. Not wanting to be a burden etc. And it must be so hard being the care taker and watching someone you love in pain! I can't imagine. I admire you both for your brave fight against this awful disease! I hope that if he decides to go on the list that he has good luck in finding a doner! I too am a doner on my license and hope to help if I can someday!

So Tina how was that beer and ice cream?? ;)

I had a nice relaxing night last night. I usually only catch up on the latest movie rentals about once a month or longer and so I stopped after work and picked up a few. We watched one called Leap Year which was cute and the Lovely Bones which was weird but interesting.

Now today we have Sherlock Holmes, Crazy Heart and Its Complicated.

Dh has to go take a refresher CPR class for work and I have some chores to do round here but otherwise it is kick back day and I am going to savor it because next week our meets start with swim and then it is NON stop till the end of July!

Hope you all have a GREAT day today and have some fun plans for tomorrow!! :)

[sameyeyam]

You know, I've always felt a bit miffed at my mom & step dad because of their decision not to donate organs.

When my mom passed away at age 59, 5 years ago (brain aneurysm), she would have been a perfect person to be an organ donor. I just assumed that everybody in my family was an organ donor, but when they asked, my step dad was emphatically against it. He instantly said "I don't want her chopped up, they need to leave her body alone". We checked my mom's license and she wasn't a donor. If she had been, I would have fought my step dad on the issue.

One thing that I learned during the process was that your family cannot be with you during the last hour or so of your life. They take you into a surgical suite and start preparing for the process. That would have been so hard for me to handle. Being with my mother and holding her foot as she passed away meant so much to me. Yes, I said foot!:laughing:...there were four of us and my stepdad and I gave my younger sister & brother her hands to hold. I can laugh about it, because my mother had the same warped sense of humor that I did and she would have thought it hillarious.

I respected my step dad's right to say no, but to this day I'm still saddened that we couldn't use her body to help others.

[sameyeyam]

Wow, that was a depressing way to start a beautiful day! Time to spread a little sunshine around here....:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

DH had to work nights, so he's in bed sleeping right now. Which means I'm stuck in my pj's until he gets up this afternoon. Actually I love it when he works nights on weekends. I quietly get up in the morning, but don't get dressed until he wakes up between 1-3pm. It justifies staying in pj's all day (at least in my mind).:lmao:

I'm enjoying a cup of french vanilla coffee, watching a little tv and then going to dive into my huge stack of work I brought home.

Tomorrow we are going to a mx track about an hour away from our house. Both of the kids are racing. I know strange way to spend Mother's Day, but I actually prefer to do that. Since my mom passed away, Mother's Day has been a bit hard on me. She passed away on May 10th, so not only do I have to deal with the holiday and all of the emotions, it also brings up the memories of her passing away. Last year her date of death also fell on Mother's Day, so that was hard. At least this year it's a day later. Every since then we have really downplayed Mother's Day because I tend to get a bit emotional. I feel bad for my kids, so I kind of suck it up when they give me cards and gifts. But DH knows how I feel, so the rest of the day we just try to keep busy doing stuff that won't be emotional. You know, one of these days (far in the future) when I go to heaven I'm gonna kick her butt for her rotten timing!lol.

Anyway, I hope all of our Mother's on this thread (and everyone else) has a wonderful and Happy Mother's Day.:grouphug:

[sameyeyam]

SO....that wasn't a very good way to spread sunshine was it?:lmao: Sorry, my emotions just bounce all around on Mother's Day. Of course, they tend to bounce around all of the other days of the year as well.:thumbsup2:lmao:

[funnygarcia]

Do you mean the last few years I could have just put you guys on ignore and talked to myself?:lmao:

I know I'm not hispanic, but if it would help his odds I'd be willing to find a good looking rich hispanic man, have his love child, have nanny's raise it and then when the time is right donate it's kidney.:thumbsup2


I too am an organ donor. However, apparently I just couldn't wait to die, I started donating body parts early!:lmao: Oh come on that was funny and you know that B. just spit diet coke on her computer screen.

You already do that.. quite nicely too.

Love child created for kidney donation? ....Nice...
You know, I caught my hot Mexican at a young age. ;)
There is still hope in the world you single ladies.......cough... cough...Pix.....

Oh sure, make the screen even more sticky.. oh, that sounds bad.
:rolleyes1

I gave already too, one less kidney for me.. one extra for him. He now has two diseased ones, one in the typical place and one in a pocket in his pelvis.. happy to see me honey or is that just a kidney? and one that took a hike all together (dissolved by the body, weird huh?)

So you wanna have fun at a crowded restaurant? When you put your name on the list and have to wait...tell them your name is Donner.

Then wait for them to call "Donner Party of 5"! Cracks me up every time.
Good one!




:hug: That's tough. I really hope he can find a donor. This may be a dumb question, but is dialysis painful? I'm familiar with diabetes, where you have to take insulin shots to stay healthy. Is dialysis a similar idea or is it much more complicated and difficult to deal with than insulin? Hm I know that sounds ignorant but I would like to know.


Much more complicated than insulin and checking glucose levels.
He had a surgery on his arm to create an access, pulled an artery closer to skin surface and attached it to a vein. This is what he uses each night for treatment. His needles are 14 gauge, think of size of the cartridge/ink stick part of a ball point pen. One for arterial (pulling blood out) one for venous (put blood back after it has run thru a filtering process). His blood runs thru a fibrous tube that has one compartment for blood and one for dialysate solution.
Remember science class.. osmosis, diffusion, permeable membrane? Those are the processes that are used. The "dirty" blood runs alongside the dialysate solution, the solution is designed to attract and "pull" the toxins and extra fluid out of the blood. The "clean" blood runs back out of the filter and goes back into his body. The waste fluid (the dirty toxins) is dumped out, we have a drain line that extends down the hall and into the sink. (Waste line.. stinky! Smells like fart! peee-yew!)

When he has used all the solution he is done, he runs on 30 liters at 550 cc per hour. Typically "pulls" 1 to 2 liters per session. Takes about 2.5 hours.
I make connections and attach one line to the saline, he gets his blood back (rinse back). We pull needles, he holds the two sites for 3-5 minutes to stop the bleeding and then we tape down a big bandage.

Ta-da.. you now know enough to be a dialysis tech. :thumbsup2

Sorry, my emotions just bounce all around on Mother's Day. Of course, they tend to bounce around all of the other days of the year as well.

:hug:
Totally understandable. I agree, you should totally scold her for screwing up Mother's day for you. :laughing:

[kelmac284]

Good morning and happy mother's day ladies!!

Alison I totally understand your feelings and don't blame you at all for feeling the way that you do. I hope you can have as nice a day as possible today and I'm sorry for your loss!!

We had a nice relaxing weekend so far. We rented a BUNCH of movies and watched some Friday night and then a few more yesterday but then I got a NASTY migraine so had to revert to bed but Shane and the girls made me a really nice dinner and even brought it to me in bed!!

Then this morning I got up and they had picked out a lovely fresh flower arrangement and each girl had made me something at school. I LOVE those things and know I only have a few years left so I am treasuring EVERY bit I get!!

The weather has been SO great and of course wouldn't you know it, it has clouded up and is supposed to rain! Go figure! But we are still going to go downtown and hope it doesn't get too nasty. It would have been SO much nicer though to walk around the rose garden in the sunshine! But I am looking forward to it nonetheless.

We were going to do this exact plan in Feb when the girls had their break for president's week and it rained the entire time. It is just SO ironic that when we try a do-over it rains again. HMMMM.... LOL

Anywho hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day and take care!

[funnygarcia]

Bit of rain is nothing compared to having snow in MAY!!! :eek:

yep, it snowed here Friday night. It was cold and raining off and on, went out with dh for his nightly smoke break and noticed how the headlights of our neighbors car were hitting in what we thought was just rain.. uhh dear, I think it's snow. No way! Stepped off the porch, yah it's snow. How depressing.

We went out to Mall of America to shop on Saturday. Noah tagged along.
Dh and I each used a coupon to score the free cami at Lane Bryant, nice layering piece and the price is right. :thumbsup2
Ate at Noodles, yum! Dh bought another pen for his collection. Scoured the mall to find affordable shoes that Noah would like, typical teen style he shrugged his shoulders and would say "whatever" with each one offered up. Finally got over to Sears, they had a big sale with lots to choose. I spied some boots on clearance, Noah fell for them right away. (Yes I know, my ds is an odd duck with his long hair, black long wool coat, and now "poo" kicker leather black boots)
They were in the wrong box, no clue on price.
Brought them up to cashier $20, SCORE!

Perused the watches for fun and I fell in lust of a cute metal bracelet style one with penguins. DH snatched it from me and went off to the counter to buy it, while I protest.. Oh I don't really need it! But my sweetie man bought it anyway. :goodvibes

Took the train back downtown, next bus home was an hour away. Walked down to Target and picked up some cheese and snackage.

Got outside and waited for our bus.. a flock of pigeons descended next to us. One was missing a foot, he did well for himself and even fought back when a larger pigeon tried to steal away a big piece of popcorn.

It was interesting to watch and we marveled at all the different colors, the ordinary gray with teal, a black and white speckled (reminded me of a Dalmatian) with extra bright red feet, and a beautiful one with shades of brown white and almost rosy pink feathers. I see now why people breed and train pigeons.

I was soooooo cold by the time I got home!

We noticed a group of middle school age kids in the parking lot above ours. The business plaza behind our building is dead on the weekends, the side that faces our buildings has a vet office and groomer. Their lot is up on an incline, we have a concrete retaining wall butting against their lot.
A drop of 7 feet between the lots.

The teens were hitting rocks with a baseball bat, aiming it down the business plaza lot in front of the vet/groomer. We were concerned they would miss and send a rock flying into the vet windows or bounce to our lot below to crash tenants car windows. As we were about to go inside to report to police, one boy lost control of the metal bat. :scared:
It went sailing into our lot, narrowly missing a mini van.
To make matter worse, instead of walking around to reach our lower level lot, they slid down the wall and jumped on a tenants car to hop down!!! :eek: And jumped back onto car to climb back up. :mad:

We hurried inside and called the local police. I changed to my winter coat and some gloves..
May people! MAY and wearing a winter coat!!

Went back out to wait, they were gone. Darn! Talked to the officer, he went to patrol the neighboring apartment/town home complexes.

This is not the first time this group has climbed on cars or showed reckless behavior. Group of them came over and were doing break dance moves and jumps in our lot. :confused3

Another time skateboarding and jumping off the retaining wall, climbing back up to the upper lot by using tenants cars.

I don't get why they hang around our building. There is a huge nature park up the block, elementary school a couple blocks away, heck they have their own parking lots at the neighboring complexes. :confused::confused:

If the owners of the business plaza would extend a fence to close the gap between the lot and the next door town home complex it would eliminate the problem. Because apparently, walking around to the proper entrance is to hard for teenagers. :lmao:

[funnygarcia]

This is the watch...
http://media.kohls.com.edgesuite.net/is/image/kohls/350837?wid=400&hei=400&op_sharpen=1

[kelmac284]

Morning and happy Monday!

First off B I LOVE that watch! I am a big penguin lover too and that is just TOO cute!! I would have gotten it too had I seen it!!

Sounds like an exciting and eventful weekend!! I have always thought going to Mall of America would be a blast!

I bet you could spend a whole weekend in that place and not see everything LOL. My kind of place!! ;)

Cool score on the Cami's! NOT unbelievable about the kids. They always seem to do what we DON'T want them to do LOL. Glad they didn't actually damage anything and hopefully next time they will get "caught in the act" and think twice the next time.

We had a NICE day yesterday eventhough it did rain pretty hard which sucked because it has been SO lovely for the past week or so. In the 80's and nice blue skies and of course on Mother's day it had to get cold, ugly and rain. BUT we went to mom's and had brunch and then set off for downtown and we toured the old governor's mansion which I have done before but not for years and the girls hadn't been since they were little so it was nice for them to get to go now that they are old enough to remember it.

Then we went over to the capitol and walked around. We missed the guided tour but we just walked around and a lot of it is made into a museum so we looked at everything and were able to get into the senate chambes but not the assembly but it was neat for the girls to see.

We didn't get to go to the big rose garden because it was raining too hard but there is a lovely display in front of the main entrance as well as the peace officers memorial which had several floral arrangements because I guess last week was peace officer week and they were rememberances of the fallen. It was very sombering but lovely to see.

Then we went to Old Sac and had lunch on the river. It was nice and the sun came out while we were there. We saw a few of the horn blower tour boats and decided that would be something fun to do maybe next year.

After lunch we walked around old sac a bit and then headed home.

We bought some ice cream and watched the finale of Amazing Race which I am SO bummed about who won but that's a whole other story LOL.

So all in all it was a REALLY nice day!

Now today our swim team changes times and we have to be there a half hour earlier but today we MAY not go. It is still raining and although they DO practice in the rain shelby is still fighting her cold and I don't like them to get to cold because of school etc. They have already missed too much as it is and they are testing right now.

So the jury is out whether or not I go tonight but then this weekend is our time trials so that should be interesting and Sunday is the finale for both Survivor and Extreme Home Makeover so looking forward to that!

That's bout it for me.

Hope everyone else had a GREAT weekend/mother's day and have a good day today!!

Take care and talk soon!

[funnygarcia]

Mall of America is the easiest for us to reach, which is why we tend to go there more than others. I get a kick at spotting the tourists, as locals we kinda laugh because really it's just your average mall just over-sized and has a theme park for the young kiddos.

They add and change all the time, they will open a remodeled section mid summer with more upscale stores. If you want to drool in the pricey stores, we have them or will soon. I will stick to the area of lower end price point stores thanks much. :thumbsup2

Hmmm...odd call with one of dh dialysis nurses today. She had come out with a tech a few weeks ago, installed programming on the "brain" part of the machine to outfit a new device. The device will do the charting and send it via it's own network to the clinic. At the time she had come out the device wasn't available to install, she mentioned that they had changed their minds and wanted to do a training while he was dialyzing at the CENTER. We had been told it was a short 1 hour tops training.
After they left, dh came home, he called the center and left a message that if that was the case.. they needed to come to our home or he wouldn't do it.

Never got a reply back.

Got an odd voice mail today from another staff member, stating the nurse had left messages and she was willing to come to our house.

uhhh what messages?? :confused:

Called the nurse, apparently she had left messages on his cell phone. You know the one I had told her don't bother calling as he never uses it... :rolleyes1

I scratch my head with this center all the time when it comes to communication. There were holes in our training, found out a few things by reading online or when they came for a home visit a year later and criticized some of the set up.

well gee no one told us and it wasn't in the manual... :confused3

We set up the monthly visit, nurse calls and asks why aren't you here??.. umm what? nooo the appt is next week, I entered it on my touch calendar during our last appt.
Nurse says, doctor couldn't come that day.. okay, but you never told us that. :sad2:

And now the cell phone issue, again.

hmm, I have no clue where the cell phone has gone. Might have been left in the car that we no longer own. :rolleyes:
(No biggie, it was a cheap toss away Tracfone)

It's frustrating, I don't like talking to them anyway because then I have to pass the message on to dh.. makes me feel like I'm scolding him for being a bad patient. Not a role that I want to have.

[kelmac284]

Wow how frustrating! I hope you can get it all worked out! What a pain in the patooty!

[MotoXPrincess99]

Drive By Hi!

[eatmypixiedust]

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had a good mother's day weekend. :) I went to DL Saturday afternoon. It wasn't horribly packed but it was definitely busy because of a lot of middle school band groups that were there. I took some pictures of Mary Poppins and Bert performing in front of the castle. I also took a short video clip. I'll try to upload those later. I ate lunch at Plaza Inn and had their sirloin tip (which is half the cost of Blue Bayou's five pepper steak that I like). This time it was really really salty. :confused3 They also brought back the Corn Dog cart on Main St (it was gone for quite a while). I was able to pin trade with some CM's and got some cool pins, including a CM exclusive Figment pin :) :yay: I LOVE Figment! :)


I found some really cute grey colored Mickey cropped sweat pants. They are so cute and comfy and they only sell them at World of Disney. I went to the doctor last week and was told that I lost 11 lbs! :eek: I didn't even realize it until I noticed my pants were getting baggier. :rotfl: I did use a belt but sometimes they still are a bit loose. The cropped pants are comfy and the size L fits comfortably. I think it will be good for my trip out of state this week (it's going to be over 80 degrees there :faint: ). I also went to the mall yesterday and went to AE. They have a promo- buy one pair of jeans get one half off. :yay:

I bought an awesome Nemo print from DL a couple weeks ago and just got it in the mail. I went to Joann's and used a 60% off any custom framing order coupon, which really helped. The scene is of Nemo and all the fish and has coral and such and looks really nice. This was my first custom framing job and I was told it will take about 2 weeks to complete.


I made a list yesterday of all the things I need to remember to bring for my trip. :laughing: I need to do laundry and pack and get things organized. I leave early Thurs. I'm excited and hope I have a good time. I really need a vacation to just get away. http://i28.tinypic.com/2wf71pe.jpg

I spoke with my therapist. She said that she knows I am dealing with quite the emotional struggle but she thinks I'm doing all the right things and she said that she can tell that I'm going to have a much brighter future. She said that when all goes to heck for my x that he will start to miss me because I'm not there to bail him out. I'm not there for him and he will be alone with his miserable self.

I thought about a question she asked me. She asked if I had never met him before if I would be attracted to him. The answer is no, I wouldn't. I am just missing what has been familiar to me for 13 years. I cannot wait until the day where I just don't have feelings for him anymore. I know I can't rush things but I really cannot wait to get to that moment.

I'm signing up for a hip hop dance class. It's for ages 12-99 and I'm excited and a little nervous. I never learned how to dance and this should be interesting. My little sis is going to take it with me. :)

I hope you guys are having a good day :)

P.S. Bernice- that is a cute watch! Penguins rule! :smooth:







.

[kelmac284]

Howdy gang!

Man it is NASTY weather here today. It is just absolutely pouring rain AND it is windy. They even have a high wind advisory and have predicted thunderstorms and possibly even tornadoes although I seriously doubt THAT will happen LOL. IF we ever get those here they are VERY small and not like the big ones they get in the midwest and southwest.

I am just glad to be home and wish I didn't have to go back out to get the girls but it must be done. I usually have to park quite a ways away and it is always REALLY muddy. I JUST washed my car too. Oh well! :)

Rochelle it is good to see you. Been wandering what you were up to. Your day at Disney sounded like fun and your trip does as well! I think a trip is just what you need right now to take your mind off things! I hope you have a GREAT time!! And you are right, as they say time heals all wounds and it really is true. It may not make it 100% better but it definitely eases things up as time goes on and that is truly what you need is just time to get over him. You will do it I know it!! :)

I think we DEF are skipping swim tonight because even though the thunder hasn't started yet it is just WAY too ugly out and I don't want Shelby any sicker than she already is. SOOOO... I think we will have a nice kick back evening at home!

Take care everyone and have a great rest of your day!

P.S. Hi Sara!! :)

[funnygarcia]

Nothing like a planned trip to raise the spirit, hope you have a fun and safe trip. :goodvibes

Speaking of trips.. wonder how Megan is doing?

Kelly, tornado here is no big deal.. we get warnings and watch just about every night in the summer. If it gets evil looking and the sirens wail we hang in the stairwell.
The problem in CA though, no sirens to warn you and no basements to take cover. That would be a huge deal for me as I rely on the sirens as we do not have network TV. The year we lived in Moreno Valley they had a tornado, I was pissed because they let students out of school despite the warning. :mad: My boys were walking home in high winds and hail, the tornado was visible on the other side of town-- where my dh was teaching and also was not aware of the conditions. Do they not have severe weather radios at those schools?? :confused3

Here if there is a warning they will not let students leave the building, even if it will delay dismissal time. They send out a phone call and email to let parents know.

Typically we know in advance that the conditions are there to create a nasty storm, but last spring we had a surprise touch down near downtown Mpls. Very rare event, no sirens until after the damage was done. Flooding, ripped up trees, damaged buildings. It was a fast and furious out of a clear blue sky. Odd! Thankfully it was a non student contact day for Mpls schools. And only a few people with minor injuries.

[funnygarcia]

oh boy, dh's school found out today that not only the principal and asst principal are being "excised" but it includes the teacher mentors and curriculum coaches.
However, the district waited until today to make that announcement. The positions were posted before they even told the staff!:mad:

The hiring committee have already done first round selection of candidates for next year. Staff will be filing a grievance and hopefully the selection process can be halted and those mentor/coaches will have a chance to apply.

It's a screwy situation, normally this would be a violation of contract. But, the district and union never agreed to a contract when the last one expired this year. They are still in negotiations since fall, the district paid a huge fine to the state by letting the contract expire.

Now even more teachers are thinking of applying elsewhere.
Talk about a moral buster. :sad1:
Hard to get excited about planning end of year celebrations when the next school year looks so bleak.

[tinkermell]

Hi ladies!

This is drive by news.

My Son and DIL had a baby girl. I am so excited to have a granddaughter to spoil. :cutie::cutie::cutie: Her name is Reese Emeleen. She is ittly bitty, weighing in at 6lbs. 5 oz, and 17 1/2 inches long.

I have been quite busy. :faint:

I wonder how Megan is doing. I wonder how the weather has been for them? :eek:

Take care!

Mel:hug:

[kelmac284]

Mel I saw that on the diva thread and I am glad you stopped in here. I was going to pm you but CONGRATS!! So does this mean this is your first grandaughter? How awesome! You will love having a grandaughter!! I always thought I wanted boys but then when I got 2 girls I have LOVED it. It has been SO fun. I bet she is a little doll!! YAY!!!

Bernice I am sorry about all the [edited] going on at your district. A lot of that is going on here and it is SO sad for all involved. As always they care less about the teachers and students then about the "money". :(

Our weather was REALLY wild yesterday. It rained like crazy and then last night we got crazy hail which, had I been in the midwest I sure would have thought it was gearing up for a tornado but none touched down round here, at least none that I heard about. We had one thunder clap and they didn't cancel swim but we didn't go nonetheless because I didn't want the girls out in that. It was pretty chilly as well and I don't want them sick, or sickER in Shelby's case.

Today the sun is back though and it is supposed to be back in the 80's by the weekend so I am looking forward to that. Should be perfect for time trials on saturday.

Not much on my agenda today except some laundry and chores round here.

Hope everyone is well and take care.

[MotoXPrincess99]

Good Morning!

[eatmypixiedust]

Hello,

Hope you are all having a good day. :) I am excited about my trip and I think it will be fun for me to just get away. My cousin asked if I would like to hit the mall with her to find some new clothes. She said that since I lost some weight, maybe she could help me find some cute stuff that is more comfortable and form fitting. I got some stuff that I would like to give to her daughter. I found a cute Hello Kitty t-shirt on sale at Target. It was on sale from $7.99 to $5. It's really cute and I hope she likes it. :)

I would like to try to start packing tonight so I don't wait until the last minute. My flight is so early in the morning on Thursday but I can sleep on the plane. I need to figure out what DVD's to bring so I can watch them on the plane and what books to bring.

[sameyeyam]

Howdy Ladies! Congrats on your new granddaughter Melody! Lots of fun clothes shopping now.:thumbsup2

Hope everybody had a Happy Mother's Day.:):):)

Wasn't Megan supposed to be back about now??

[kelmac284]

Morning and happy Wed/hump day!

Not much new here. Yesterday I just spent the day doing chores round here and running around. Katy needs a new dress sweater as she grew out of her old one and it is right at that bad time of year where all the sweaters are long gone from the stores. It really stinks too cuz she needs a nice lightweight sweater to wear with her dresses to church and such. BUMMER! I also was looking for a new neck pillow for my bathtub as my is really old and getting ratty but I looked at 3 stores and could not find one. HMMMM

Anyway then last night Katy pulled out her LAST baby tooth. Unreal. When she started losing her first set in kindergarten she lost all 8 very quickly and in rapid succession then didn't lose any more till just recently and AGAIN she lost all of these remaining teeth VERY quickly. I can't believe she is DONE losing teeth and not even 11! Poor shelby didn't even lose her FIRST tooth till almost 7 and I don't think she will start losing her 2nd set till at LEAST 10 if not later and I think it will go on for awhile. She is SO jealous of her sister getting "rich" from the tooth fairy LOL. But I told her just to remember that cuz Katy has all her money NOW but eventually it will be HER turn and Katy's money will be LONG gone! :)

Anyway not much else on for today except more housework, swim practice and that's bout all. Just same ol same ol till the weekend. Luckily time trials isn't as bad as a real meet because they only swim the regular events for times and no relays. So hopefully it will go quick and not be too hot! I am just bummed cuz the girls will be missing our local town parade that they were in the last two years with girl scouts but I guess you can't do everything.

Hope everyone has a great day and talk soon!

[jordansmomma]

Hi ladies!

This is drive by news.

My Son and DIL had a baby girl. I am so excited to have a granddaughter to spoil. :cutie::cutie::cutie: Her name is Reese Emeleen. She is ittly bitty, weighing in at 6lbs. 5 oz, and 17 1/2 inches long.

I have been quite busy. :faint:

I wonder how Megan is doing. I wonder how the weather has been for them? :eek:

Take care!

Mel:hug:

Congrats Mel! Now a granddaughter! You are going to have so much fun!
Reese is such a cute name!

[staley7580]

IM HOME!!! Who missed me? I had tons of fun... it was wicked hot.. glad to be home. Ill post more later, just wanted to let you all know Florida didnt kill me!:lmao::lmao:

[funnygarcia]

IM HOME!!! Who missed me? I had tons of fun... it was wicked hot.. glad to be home. Ill post more later, just wanted to let you all know Florida didnt kill me!:lmao::lmao:

:thumbsup2

Good to know the Staley clan is still alive and kicking.
I take it you came home with all of your assorted children in once piece.. good job! :rotfl2:

Congrats Melanie, a granddaughter to spoil is a precious gift. :lovestruc
Hopefully my mom will have great granddaughters since she missed out on buying the pretty dresses and dolls with all of our boys. :laughing:

It's another dreary wet and chilly day. I did some quick zooming around this morning to get three rounds of doubles. Once a month the store does 10 doubles for one day only. All three orders were over $30 each before coupons, paid $9, $3 (had to get a manager to key the register, I saved too much money!) and $15 (olive oil, spices and 2 jars of Parmesan cheese with some other oddballs made for a pricey order). I gave my sis a bunch of coupons, made it fun for her as she didn't have the high value ones that I found at another store.

We have our new device hooked up to do dialysis charting. Today we have to enter numbers manually as part of training, blah.. time consuming! Plus since it is still a pilot program we still need to do our paper flow sheets to make sure it is working. Lots of work!

[sameyeyam]

Morning and happy Wed/hump day!

Not much new here. Yesterday I just spent the day doing chores round here and running around. Katy needs a new dress sweater as she grew out of her old one and it is right at that bad time of year where all the sweaters are long gone from the stores. It really stinks too cuz she needs a nice lightweight sweater to wear with her dresses to church and such. BUMMER! I also was looking for a new neck pillow for my bathtub as my is really old and getting ratty but I looked at 3 stores and could not find one. HMMMM

Anyway then last night Katy pulled out her LAST baby tooth. Unreal. When she started losing her first set in kindergarten she lost all 8 very quickly and in rapid succession then didn't lose any more till just recently and AGAIN she lost all of these remaining teeth VERY quickly. I can't believe she is DONE losing teeth and not even 11! Poor shelby didn't even lose her FIRST tooth till almost 7 and I don't think she will start losing her 2nd set till at LEAST 10 if not later and I think it will go on for awhile. She is SO jealous of her sister getting "rich" from the tooth fairy LOL. But I told her just to remember that cuz Katy has all her money NOW but eventually it will be HER turn and Katy's money will be LONG gone! :)

Anyway not much else on for today except more housework, swim practice and that's bout all. Just same ol same ol till the weekend. Luckily time trials isn't as bad as a real meet because they only swim the regular events for times and no relays. So hopefully it will go quick and not be too hot! I am just bummed cuz the girls will be missing our local town parade that they were in the last two years with girl scouts but I guess you can't do everything.

Hope everyone has a great day and talk soon!

Wow, I'm impressed you know what teeth your kids lose and when they are done. I have no idea how many my kids lost? DD is 18 and obviously has lost all of her teeth, but DS is 11 and I have no idea if he's done. I know he lost one while we were on vacation. Nobody told me I was supposed to know the diff between the 1st and 2nd set.:laughing: BTW, what is the difference?:laughing:

IM HOME!!! Who missed me? I had tons of fun... it was wicked hot.. glad to be home. Ill post more later, just wanted to let you all know Florida didnt kill me!:lmao::lmao:

I missed ya! Hope you had fun!

:thumbsup2

Good to know the Staley clan is still alive and kicking.
I take it you came home with all of your assorted children in once piece.. good job! :rotfl2:

Congrats Melanie, a granddaughter to spoil is a precious gift. :lovestruc
Hopefully my mom will have great granddaughters since she missed out on buying the pretty dresses and dolls with all of our boys. :laughing:

It's another dreary wet and chilly day. I did some quick zooming around this morning to get three rounds of doubles. Once a month the store does 10 doubles for one day only. All three orders were over $30 each before coupons, paid $9, $3 (had to get a manager to key the register, I saved too much money!) and $15 (olive oil, spices and 2 jars of Parmesan cheese with some other oddballs made for a pricey order). I gave my sis a bunch of coupons, made it fun for her as she didn't have the high value ones that I found at another store.

We have our new device hooked up to do dialysis charting. Today we have to enter numbers manually as part of training, blah.. time consuming! Plus since it is still a pilot program we still need to do our paper flow sheets to make sure it is working. Lots of work!

I sort of abandoned coupons a couple of weeks before spring break, then was working to many hours after I got back...I'm slowly building my coupons back up again. BTW, wasn't that Heinz 57 $2 off coupon great? I've printed about 5 of them and got bottles of it for 47 cents lately.:thumbsup2 Last summer I had an abundance of mayonnaise because of coupons, this year it looks like steak sauce.:rotfl2:

[sameyeyam]

I've been in kind of a funk lately, so I guess it's time to talk. My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of weeks ago. So I've obviously been out of sorts. It is my biological dad, not my step dad that raised me. I have a relationship with him, but not as much as with my step dad.

That being said, he asked me 3 years ago when I was going thru cancer treatment if there was anything he could do. I told him yes "quit smoking" because you just can't imagine how horrible cancer treatment is. Well guess what? He obviously didn't listen.

I've looked up the type of cancer he has and it is about a 10% 5-year survival rate. Caught early, the survival rate is 30-40%. Not very good odds. He was in the hospital for something else and they caught it by accident. He's had the biopsy and next month goes in for surgery where they will remove the lower left lobe of his lung and 5 ribs. Let's just say, it doesn't look good. I will be praying for a miracle, but I also know the reality of what he is facing.

I'm torn right now between just wanting to bawl, being mad at him for giving himself cancer and being mad at cancer in general. This will be both parents that I've lost to smoking. My mom's aneurysm most likely would not have burst had she not been a smoker. So I have two dumb *$@ parents that decided I need to be an orphan due to their own stupidity! I know, 44 year old orphan sounds stupid, but that's how I feel.

I know that I would be dealing with it better if it were something else, anything else but cancer! Anyway, if I seem out of sorts, you know why. It's just going to take me a while to deal with all of this. Sorry to dump this on all of you, but hey what are friends for if not to tell me to shut up, get over it and go visit my dad!:thumbsup2

[funnygarcia]

Sorry to dump this on all of you, but hey what are friends for if not to tell me to shut up, get over it and go visit my dad! :thumbsup2

Well then, go do that!

And take our hugs with you :hug: and know that we are here anytime ready to listen (read).

For lack of better words, this just sucks! I can understand, why cancer? why does it have to be that!??! You've been ready to tuck that evil monster away and here it is back to laugh at you. It's not fair, it's not right. :mad:

And knowing that yes you may likely be an orphan... it's terrible sad .. even at 44.

:grouphug:

[funnygarcia]

BTW, wasn't that Heinz 57 $2 off coupon great? I've printed about 5 of them and got bottles of it for 47 cents lately.:thumbsup2 Last summer I had an abundance of mayonnaise because of coupons, this year it looks like steak sauce.:rotfl2:

I haven't used mine yet, terrible as they expire soon. I have the Worcestershire ones too and Rainbow finally knocked the price down to $2.50. Hopefully still on sale next week and I will use them to bump up an order to get to the $25 I need for doubling. :thumbsup2

For me it's been boxes and boxes and more boxes of cereal. I gave away a bunch to the in-laws, still have more than I need. I buy the cereal to get free milk coupons, screwy I know but it cost less to buy cereal than to just buy the milk. :eek: :laughing:

Oh yes, my stockpile of mayo from last year is gone! I hope there is some good ones coming out soon! :scared:

[XTinabell]

I've been in kind of a funk lately, so I guess it's time to talk. My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of weeks ago. So I've obviously been out of sorts. It is my biological dad, not my step dad that raised me. I have a relationship with him, but not as much as with my step dad.

That being said, he asked me 3 years ago when I was going thru cancer treatment if there was anything he could do. I told him yes "quit smoking" because you just can't imagine how horrible cancer treatment is. Well guess what? He obviously didn't listen.

I've looked up the type of cancer he has and it is about a 10% 5-year survival rate. Caught early, the survival rate is 30-40%. Not very good odds. He was in the hospital for something else and they caught it by accident. He's had the biopsy and next month goes in for surgery where they will remove the lower left lobe of his lung and 5 ribs. Let's just say, it doesn't look good. I will be praying for a miracle, but I also know the reality of what he is facing.

I'm torn right now between just wanting to bawl, being mad at him for giving himself cancer and being mad at cancer in general. This will be both parents that I've lost to smoking. My mom's aneurysm most likely would not have burst had she not been a smoker. So I have two dumb *$@ parents that decided I need to be an orphan due to their own stupidity! I know, 44 year old orphan sounds stupid, but that's how I feel.

I know that I would be dealing with it better if it were something else, anything else but cancer! Anyway, if I seem out of sorts, you know why. It's just going to take me a while to deal with all of this. Sorry to dump this on all of you, but hey what are friends for if not to tell me to shut up, get over it and go visit my dad!:thumbsup2

Oh wow. :hug: Your dad is very lucky to have you in his life. Talk about stress. Get over there and see him, I imagine he quite needs you right now. Is it just or me or is 2010 turning into a very majorly stressful year?

[kelmac284]

Good morning gals.

First of all Alison BIG ((hugs)) to you and don't EVER feel bad about sharing something like this or ANYTHING for that matter. That is what we are here for!! I can only imagine how hard this must be for you. I wasn't here obviously when you went through your own battle but I know it must be scary and tough and I totally agree it must be frustrating to watch your parents when it seems so preventable (the smoking). Plus I am sure being that you had an estranged relationship with your dad makes it mixed feelings as well. Cancer is such an awful disease and robs so many of their loved ones. I lost my great aunt who was more like a grandmother to me and it was devestating to us. My dh lost his father at 45 to brain cancer and it was terribly hard on him and has affected him for years to come. DH was only 22 I believe when his dad passed. I will be praying for you all and I agree go spend time with your dad and I hope you can make the most of his time! And P.S. LOL about the teeth. Honestly the only reason I know so much is I have an 18 year old stepdaughter and we went through it with her and I remembered her losing the teeth in stages and so when my girls lost those first few I knew that they would eventually lose the next set but wasn't sure when or how many so I looked it up ;)

Usually most kids don't start losing their eye teeth and beyond till around 10 and I think it can go on till 12 or later but Katy got her teeth early and lost them early. She has done EVERYTHING early except talk and potty train lol. Shelby on the other hand took forever for EVERYTHING. She didn't get teeth till almost 1 and didn't walk till 17 months! LOL. So I suspect she won't start losing her next set of teeth for a LONG time. Normally it wouldn't even be noticed except that the tooth fairy is a BIG event in our house!! :)

Bernice I am glad you finally got your new dialysis machine. I just hope it works well for you and doesn't cause more problems.

Staley welcome back! Glad you had a good time!! Yes May is VERY hot. That was when we went the first time and I about died! LOL. I bet you guys loved it anyway though. Pics???

I had a rather exciting day yesterday. A baby bird fell out of one of the many nests we have round here and my cat was trying to eat it. The girls found it and "rescued" it but thought it was dead and were trying to bury the poor thing and I found it and got it and wrapped it up and laid it on our patio table in the sun so it could be "comfortable" till the end. It was so mangled I thought for sure it would not last an hour. I kept checking on it throughout the day and every time I went out it was still moving and looked awful and I just wished it would pass peacefully or that there was SOMETHING I could do but having tried to save MANY baby birds over the years I know that there is not much you can do and the nest was WAY too high to try and put it back in. So anyway by the afternoon it had actually perked back up and looked pretty good so I tried to give it some bird seed but I think it is too young for that and I tried to give it a little water but then when dh got home he cut up a worm and I think he got it to eat a little of it. The true test was to see if it would make it through the night. We put it on our back porch so the cat could not get to it again and sure enough this morning it was chirping away. I still can't get it to eat though and so today I am going to try and find some type of rescue place. I sure hope it makes it!

Otherwise not much else on for today. Anxious to see survivor tonight and fringe as it is the start of the finale!

That's bout it for me.

BIG ((hugs)) to everyone and take care and have a good day!!

[funnygarcia]

RANT RANT RANT


:badpc: Make it a pureflow machine and that is my day today.. ARGH! :mad:

Our control unit on the prureflow (the part that makes tap water into ultra pure dialysate solution to use during dialysis) decided to be stupid and alarm at me.

Did my stomp stomp pout dance, called tech support. Yep it sounds like you need a new control unit (after he had me wiggle this cord, check that cord.. blah blah blah.. dude it's broken, it was broken last time we called two days ago!) :headache:

He then goes on to say he will only send 3 days of bagged fluid, uhhhh wait a minute I only have 3 days on hand.:confused:

He runs 6 days a week, that leaves us with not enough bagged fluid for the water cultures to come back (about a week). It will be the weekend by the time the control unit arrives, can't even send cultures until Monday! :sad2: Idiots!

Center policy: Need new cultures when we get a new control unit to make sure the part is working. Don't want any blood infections from bad solution! :scared1:

I try to explain and the tech just doesn't get it.
Fine, I call customer support to see how many boxes will we get with the new order coming on Tuesday.. 3.. uhh that's only one treatment.. wth?!

Apparently they changed policy and now you only have ONE week in reserve bags. But no one told us that!
Instead of just agreeing to send another week's worth of boxes, they have to call our center. :confused: Which makes me wonder if it's a Davita policy to save $$ ? (Davita is a HUGE corporation, they own most of the dialysis centers in the US.. most Davita dialysis patients agree that the company is greedy and cuts corners whenever they can)

-----------------------

Update:

Our nurse called, went into this whole spiel abut patients using supplies inappropriately and how expensive it is to ship bagged fluid.. blah , blah , blah...

Okay I get it BUT if a policy has changed, why not tell your patients? We would totally understand if told WHY, instead we get hassled and reprimanded for not following the rules. (Rules that we didn't know existed!) :headache:

Anyway, we got to an agreement. The water culture guy is coming out to draw on Monday and will bring more bagged fluid. If we have a problem between now and next delivery, they will run out more bags to us.

Stingy, greedy.. arf arf arf Da Vita!
:snooty:

[staley7580]

I've been in kind of a funk lately, so I guess it's time to talk. My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of weeks ago. So I've obviously been out of sorts. It is my biological dad, not my step dad that raised me. I have a relationship with him, but not as much as with my step dad.

That being said, he asked me 3 years ago when I was going thru cancer treatment if there was anything he could do. I told him yes "quit smoking" because you just can't imagine how horrible cancer treatment is. Well guess what? He obviously didn't listen.

I've looked up the type of cancer he has and it is about a 10% 5-year survival rate. Caught early, the survival rate is 30-40%. Not very good odds. He was in the hospital for something else and they caught it by accident. He's had the biopsy and next month goes in for surgery where they will remove the lower left lobe of his lung and 5 ribs. Let's just say, it doesn't look good. I will be praying for a miracle, but I also know the reality of what he is facing.

I'm torn right now between just wanting to bawl, being mad at him for giving himself cancer and being mad at cancer in general. This will be both parents that I've lost to smoking. My mom's aneurysm most likely would not have burst had she not been a smoker. So I have two dumb *$@ parents that decided I need to be an orphan due to their own stupidity! I know, 44 year old orphan sounds stupid, but that's how I feel.

I know that I would be dealing with it better if it were something else, anything else but cancer! Anyway, if I seem out of sorts, you know why. It's just going to take me a while to deal with all of this. Sorry to dump this on all of you, but hey what are friends for if not to tell me to shut up, get over it and go visit my dad!:thumbsup2

:hug::hug::hug: Im sorry Alison.

[funnygarcia]

Megan!

:flower3:

[MotoXPrincess99]

Speaking of baby birds, we found a nest under the cover of our propane tank a few weeks ago that had eggs in it. Checked it the other day and the eggs had hatched!

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n128/MotoXPrincess99/photo2-1.jpg

[MotoXPrincess99]

I've been in kind of a funk lately, so I guess it's time to talk. My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of weeks ago. So I've obviously been out of sorts. It is my biological dad, not my step dad that raised me. I have a relationship with him, but not as much as with my step dad.

That being said, he asked me 3 years ago when I was going thru cancer treatment if there was anything he could do. I told him yes "quit smoking" because you just can't imagine how horrible cancer treatment is. Well guess what? He obviously didn't listen.

I've looked up the type of cancer he has and it is about a 10% 5-year survival rate. Caught early, the survival rate is 30-40%. Not very good odds. He was in the hospital for something else and they caught it by accident. He's had the biopsy and next month goes in for surgery where they will remove the lower left lobe of his lung and 5 ribs. Let's just say, it doesn't look good. I will be praying for a miracle, but I also know the reality of what he is facing.

I'm torn right now between just wanting to bawl, being mad at him for giving himself cancer and being mad at cancer in general. This will be both parents that I've lost to smoking. My mom's aneurysm most likely would not have burst had she not been a smoker. So I have two dumb *$@ parents that decided I need to be an orphan due to their own stupidity! I know, 44 year old orphan sounds stupid, but that's how I feel.

I know that I would be dealing with it better if it were something else, anything else but cancer! Anyway, if I seem out of sorts, you know why. It's just going to take me a while to deal with all of this. Sorry to dump this on all of you, but hey what are friends for if not to tell me to shut up, get over it and go visit my dad!:thumbsup2

:hug:

There is a lady I work with that just had a double masectomoy (sp) and yet she still smokes and goes to the tanning salon. :scared1: I just don't get it. :sad2:

[funnygarcia]

awww, cute birdies. Good pic Sarah!

[MotoXPrincess99]

awww, cute birdies. Good pic Sarah!

Thanks! I told it with my iPhone, I think sometimes those come out better than ones I take with my camera. :rotfl: But I did just but a refurbished Nikon off eBay for $90. Retail value is $259.00. :thumbsup2 Now I have a bunch of Best Buy gift cards from Christmas that I am going to sell on eBay.

[Somegirl]

I still can't get it to eat though and so today I am going to try and find some type of rescue place. I sure hope it makes it!

Otherwise not much else on for today. Anxious to see survivor tonight and fringe as it is the start of the finale!

That's bout it for me.

BIG ((hugs)) to everyone and take care and have a good day!!

In my town we have a Native Animal Rescue. Maybe you have one too. Try calling the animal shelter, they might be some help. I've saved my share of baby birds to know what you are going through.:goodvibes

[funnygarcia]

Had to share and kind of laugh..

I live next door to a thrift bakery, sells short dated bread (Sara lee) and carries a few oddballs like candy, crackers, pop etc.

I hopped next door to get my caffeine fix and a loaf of bread.
Now during the day, the manager runs the store. She doesn't have very good people skills, she tends to stay in the back moving product even when there are a bunch of people in the store. It's a tiny place, long shelves on all the walls and a set of long shelving down the middle of the store. One of the doors to the back is open, but if someone is near the front of the store.. you can't see what they are doing due to the shelving unit in middle. There are 4 of us in the store, picking and choosing. Manager is in the back, not helping or watching.

Lady walks in fast carrying an umbrella and a big purse, I see her grab a big bag of candy. I hear some rustling and she is struggling a bit, she shoves the bag into her purse. UMMMMMMMMM okay?? I grab my bread and walk around the back side of shelving , kinda poke my head in to make sure the manager knows I'm ready. (she's rearranging bread and muttering at the bread.. hmm.. okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy)

Meanwhile the big purse lady saunters up to the counter, waits for a few seconds and leaves POOF! Now I didn't see, did she toss the candy back in frustration with waiting for the cashier? Or did she make it look like she was waiting and took off with the candy???

Manager slides up to the register and I tell her.. "I'm not sure but I think that lady just stole from your store". Manager glances up, does a head count and describes the lady that left. I agree with her description, she asks what it was (candy) and then just shrugs her shoulders "Oh well" .

Yeah, I bet the owner wouldn't say "oh well"
:eek:


:rotfl2: She must really not want this job.

Freaking hilarious

[funnygarcia]

Thanks! I told it with my iPhone, I think sometimes those come out better than ones I take with my camera. :rotfl: But I did just but a refurbished Nikon off eBay for $90. Retail value is $259.00. :thumbsup2 Now I have a bunch of Best Buy gift cards from Christmas that I am going to sell on eBay.


Sweet! :thumbsup2

[kelmac284]

Afternoon all.

Bernice I am sorry about all the frustration with the Dialysis! OY! What a mess! I hope you get it all straightened out! Sounds very confusing! And that story about the bread store!! SHEESH! Doesn't surprise me though. I agree, I doubt the owner would be quite so retiscent about theft but what can you do. At least you did your part and said something!

Sara!! That is the same kind of bird that I found!!! I found out today it is a common house finch! I found the wildlife place and it way out there but WELL worth it and I feel SO much better! The little guy was chirping away all the way there and seemed to be doing well so I REALLY hope they can save him/her!! I am so glad I know where this place is now so if this ever happens again I know where to go!!

Now I am just waiting to go pick up the girls from school and we have swim practice tonight which I may or may not go to (Shane may take them). I have been running around like a chicken all day taking care of birdie ;)

I am just SO happy I was able to do something!

Have a great day everyone!

[sameyeyam]

Speaking of baby birds, we found a nest under the cover of our propane tank a few weeks ago that had eggs in it. Checked it the other day and the eggs had hatched!

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n128/MotoXPrincess99/photo2-1.jpg

:hug:

Awww...so cute. DH was upset a few days ago because he was weed eating up on the hill behind our house and went right over the top of a next full of babies. The mother worked diligently that day and appeared to relocate them to underneath a fern a few feet away, but there was one unhatched egg in the nest.

There is a lady I work with that just had a double masectomoy (sp) and yet she still smokes and goes to the tanning salon. :scared1: I just don't get it. :sad2:

Apparently hacking off two appendages isn't enough...she prefers to lose a lung and patches of skin! Or then again maybe she's going thru the "I'm going to die anyway, so do risky things stage".:rotfl2: Yep, it's a stage I went thru, luckily didn't last long for me.:lmao:

Had to share and kind of laugh..

I live next door to a thrift bakery, sells short dated bread (Sara lee) and carries a few oddballs like candy, crackers, pop etc.

I hopped next door to get my caffeine fix and a loaf of bread.
Now during the day, the manager runs the store. She doesn't have very good people skills, she tends to stay in the back moving product even when there are a bunch of people in the store. It's a tiny place, long shelves on all the walls and a set of long shelving down the middle of the store. One of the doors to the back is open, but if someone is near the front of the store.. you can't see what they are doing due to the shelving unit in middle. There are 4 of us in the store, picking and choosing. Manager is in the back, not helping or watching.

Lady walks in fast carrying an umbrella and a big purse, I see her grab a big bag of candy. I hear some rustling and she is struggling a bit, she shoves the bag into her purse. UMMMMMMMMM okay?? I grab my bread and walk around the back side of shelving , kinda poke my head in to make sure the manager knows I'm ready. (she's rearranging bread and muttering at the bread.. hmm.. okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy)

Meanwhile the big purse lady saunters up to the counter, waits for a few seconds and leaves POOF! Now I didn't see, did she toss the candy back in frustration with waiting for the cashier? Or did she make it look like she was waiting and took off with the candy???

Manager slides up to the register and I tell her.. "I'm not sure but I think that lady just stole from your store". Manager glances up, does a head count and describes the lady that left. I agree with her description, she asks what it was (candy) and then just shrugs her shoulders "Oh well" .

Yeah, I bet the owner wouldn't say "oh well"
:eek:


:rotfl2: She must really not want this job.

Freaking hilarious

:eek:Now that's just crazy stupid! I understand the day old bread stores are probably fairly low profit, just a way to get rid of food that would otherwise be wasted. But still.:sad2:

We're running into some similar problems with our manager's at our hotels. They seem to be giving away discounts to everybody that wants them...we have special VIP rates for business people that stay with us 10 times per year or more. One manager just started giving that rate to any business people that stayed twice in one year...whether they asked for a discount or not!

[sameyeyam]

BTW, thank you everyone for your kind words and support. It has taken me a couple of weeks to kind of digest everything and tell anyone. Every time I think about it I feel like I'm going to throw up.

He was having some blood issues...self medicating with baby aspirin and got his blood too thin (cuz he has a family history of heart problems). So he was in the hospital about 3 weeks ago because he passed out, they ran all kinds of tests and found the cancer on an xray. He had blood transfusions and is now ok. But they can't operate on the cancer until later in June so his blood has a chance to get back to normal.

I do have a relationship with him and also with my stepmother (she's a wonderful lady). So it's not like I'm estranged or anything. He & my mom just divorced with I was 2, so I wasn't raised by him. My sister went to live with him when she was 14, so it's not like he abandoned us or anything. My mom remarried when I was about 4 so my stepdad is the one that I truly consider my "dad". I'm just not close to him like I am my stepdad, if that makes sense.

Anyway, I think he's still in the denial phase. I asked if he was going to quit smoking now (in a joking sort of way) and he told me "well the doctor's don't know for sure if smoking is what caused it". Are you flipping kidding me? You've been a heavy smoker since you were 13, you have lung cancer and you don't know if smoking caused it? So yeah, he's in the denial phase right now. Which makes it a problem, because I'm in the cancer reality phase right now. I'm trying to be positive, but when I talk to him he seems to want me to validate things that I know aren't true. So we're slowly working our way thru this. I think once he has surgery and meets with the oncologist, that's when the full reality of what he is facing will kick in. So for now just taking it one day at a time.

[kelmac284]

Alison I am sooo sorry! To have gone through what you have gone through and then to have to watch your parents go through it must be gut wrenching. Esp when you KNOW what to expect and they won't listen. ((hugs)) and prayers!!

Well it is yet another Friday. This week seemed to go quickly which I am glad. I am anxious for school to get out. I am looking forward to spending time with my girls and of course our trip to DL!! :)

I am having mixed emotions about my surgery. I want it and hope it takes care of my issues but my last surgery I was SO sick afterward and had such a hard recovery I am admittedly a bit nervous. Esp since it is on a holiday weekend and dh's birthday is the NEXT day as well as so much going on that following week. He has his contractors test again that week, my birthday is that week and the girls have pics for swim team and let's just say that if I trusted dh to take them it would be scary LOL. I could only imagine what they would look like and what I would get. Some things are just better for us mom's to take care of LOL.

SOOOO hopefully what I have heard from my friends is correct and the recovery is not that big of a deal. I feel the most bad though that they had to pick THAT weekend and that I will be out of commission for dh's birthday. He always goes out of his way to do nice things for me for mother's day, our anniversary, my birthday etc and if I don't do anything for him nothing will get done. So I feel bad. Hopefully we can do something maybe the day before or soon thereafter!

Anyway today I am off to work and then tomorrow is time trials. Looking forward to see how well the girls do but NOT looking forward to sitting out in the heat all day. I usually end up with a heat induced migraine!

Anywho I hope everyone has a good day today and an even better weekend! Take care and talk soon! :)

[funnygarcia]

:sad2:

Save me from temper tantrum teenagers- YESH! :scared:

Justin is taking his bike to a marching band overnight at school, he didn't want to take the city bus, he didn't want to ask for a ride.. fine.. whatever! :rolleyes:

But please do not grumble at me when you tersely yell good bye and stomp out the door, when I am trying to ask "what is your plan?".

STOP, what are you doing?

He replies with the inpatient teenager sarcastic mode "I already told you"
Umm no , you muttered something and walked away the last time I asked. That wasn't an answer, now I want an answer before you walk out that door.

The teen reply consisted of ARGH, fine! stomp stomp stomp, muttering about taking his "dang bike"...

okay honey, have a good time :wave2: See you when you're in a better mood tomorrow! :p


ahhh teenagers
4 more years.. 4 more years... 4 more years.. okay I can do this! :thumbsup2

We kicked the other out the door too, figured if we are losing one for the night might as well have both gone. SWEET! :thumbsup2

Bow chicka wow wow.... ;)
and I hear from our bedroom, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Well gee, never mind then. HMPH! :snooty:
This is my life.

:lmao:

[sameyeyam]

Arrgghhh...dontcha hate it when you type replies and then they don't post.:eek:

Anyway, here's the short version....K. see if you can contact your last surgeon and find out what anesthsia they used and tell them not to use that kind if it made you sick afterwards. It can make a big difference.:thumbsup2 I've had a couple of kinds that made me sick and they don't use those anymore. My last 3 surgeries went well...they used one that made me feel great when I woke up, no nausea, no headaches. :thumbsup2

B. I'm feeling for ya!:hug: But I've got news for you...it's really more then 4 years!:laughing:

[funnygarcia]

Why hello Ms Cilantro!

:laughing:

[funnygarcia]

Yep, what Alison said on the anesthesia meds. Eloy has them look up in his old charts to see what works the best, first go round he was pukey, after that he has been fine. He wakes up and wants to walk off the table. :laughing:

I was totally nauseated after the donor surgery, but it was a long one and to be expected.. about 3 hours. And the pain level didn't help.

The previous day surgery I had was a quick one, felt just fine after that.

[funnygarcia]

I've been scratching my head, searching and pondering.. but I think I figured it out..
Looks like E's "deferred" summer payments of his salary will not affect his social security checks, they are counted as already earned. That will be a nice "extra" for two months. :)

He has his .2 position for next year planned out with time slot and curriculum. It is likely he will be working with all new staff, besides the new principal/assistants and teaching coaches. LOTS of teachers leaving the school or moving into different positions due to this restructuring. I feel bad for the kids next year. :sad2:

The state will be getting a bunch of money for each failing school they "restructure", part of the Race for the Top grant. MN is out of the running for the larger grant as the state teachers' union is not supportive of alternative teacher licensure. Our governor is trying to push it through state legislation, bad timing as he is already in hot water on other budget issues.

:rolleyes1 Yeah, eliminating food programs for seniors is not a good political move.. got the courts involved, made him look more of a dumb but. Guess who MN will not support in his bid for presidency? :thumbsup2

[kelmac284]

Thanks guys. Actually I didn't want to be TMI but I didn't mean nausea although I DID get sick a few times but I am used to that. What I meant by sick was I had an abscess on my colon and had colon surgery and it was outpatient and should have been IN patient because everything got SO swollen up down there that I could NOT urinate afterwards.

They had to cath me just so I could pass urine and THAT was incredibly painful cuz they couldn't even get the catheter in and kept trying to force it and that felt REAL good NOT! Then after I got home I ended up in the ER because of it. I also ended up with Ecoli in my bladder and a massive UTI because of everything and also because of the type surgery I had going no 2 for the longest time was like passing glass shards. I would cry every time and had to immediately get in the tub. I knew that was part of the surgery recovery but didn't realize it was going to be SO painful and take SO long to recover. They told me full recovery would be about 6 weeks but it took me more like 8!

So that was actually what I meant. But yeah I ALWAYS tell them when I have general anesthesia that I need the anti-nausea stuff in my IV but sometimes I puke anyway LOL.

When I got up to use the bathroom after my surgery in August I puked anyway LOL. I was fine after my bladder surgery though. Never even felt sick! So I guess it just depends. My colon surgery was longer though thus requiring more anesthesia I guess.

I am having an ablation vs the full hysto so hopefully it won't be that big of a deal I just hope I don't end up needing the hysto ANYWAY. I already have a myoma and I am afraid it will continue to grow and after going through THIS I will still need one ANYWAY. That is my only concern. Plus I just hope that after all this that it helps my headaches!! That is part of the reason I am doing this! I guess we shall see.

Plus I desperately need to get a mamo done speaking of mastectomies! I haven't had one since I was 39 and I will be 43 next month! I switched insurances 3 times in the last few years and with my other 2 surgeries and stuff I just didn't get around to it. Now they have been harrassing me but I want to get THIS done first and THEN I will schedule it but I will be honest I am always nervous.

Just need to get it over with!

Off to time trials today! Hope everyone has a GREAT day!!

[funnygarcia]

I turn 40 next month, my gift to myself is to contact the SAGE program and get a mammogram and pap done. Thank goodness for these type of programs to help the uninsured.

Oh boy, E and I discussed our summer plans. We both agreed that he doesn't want me working everyday. My sis has set aside PCA hours for me like she did last year, but after I sat and calculated the hours with the summer break months and her child's camp days factored in.... YIKES... I love my sis and her family, but umm not enough to spend my entire summer with them. :laughing:

I don't mind helping out occasionally, but now that our situation has changed (with E off this summer). I kinda want to stay home and enjoy it.

We also talked about his ongoing hip issues. His neph thinks its time to get the ball rolling on seeing an ortho and getitng the replacements done. And after E described exactly how he feels, I agree it needs to be done soon.

Hmm, we live on the third floor, no elevator. Do you see a problem? :rolleyes1
I know they want ya up walking right away, but stairs?? hmmmm....

[Albort]

hi guys...

so eatmypixiedust thinks im avoiding her. Ironically, whenever she is in the park, i always miss her or something big happens. Sorry Rochelle. :( lol.

Besides that, it sucks that you know something more than other people but you dont want to say it because you just cant. hint hint WoC! hahaha...

in other news, im moving to a house. im excited!!! :P

[kelmac284]

Oh Albort you little devil!! You are teasing us!! I am going the week after it opens too! I am so nervous about the crowds and whether it is even WORTH trying to attempt seeing it. Right now all the chatter I have heard makes it sound like a nightmare!! I am willing at this point to break down and pay for a special meal or whatever to get reserved sitting or whatever cuz mom can't sit OR stand for long periods and it would be SO worth it but I don't know if they will even have that in place in the beginning???

I guess we will just have to wait and see. If I knew we were going back sometime soon I would just wait but I have NO idea when us as a family are going back. I know mom and I are going next May but I really want the girls to be able to see it so ???

Anyway yesterday was AWESOME!! The girls each had to swim ALL the events except the relays and Katy did AMAZING!! They swam the IM first (Idiv medly relay) which is where the indiv swimmer swims all 4 strokes and Katy dropped her time from last year but still came in 5th in her heat but that is ok. That is a tough one! She came in 14th overall out of 25 girls. Shelby did it for her first time yesterday and did good for her first ever time. She took 2 minutes and something and got I think 21st or 22nd. But for her first time again not too bad.

But the REST of the day was amazing. In the 25 free Katy got a 16 sec and took 1st in her heat and 3rd overall. In backstroke she again took 1st in her heat and 4th overall. In the 50 free she took 1st and 5th overall and her WORST stroke is breast but she STILL got 2nd in her heat but that one she didn't do too well in the overall standings. She was almost last but we know this. That is NOT her stroke but she did her best. But then the BEST one was butterfly. That is her best and her favorite stroke and she not only took 1st in her heat she took 1st overall!!! She has never gotten 1st out of her entire age group. That is huge! I was SO proud of her. Shelby unfortunately didn't have the best day and actually increased most of her times. I am not sure what happened with her but she LOOKED good just was slow for some reason. I am hoping she was just having a bad day. I am SO happy for Katy though!

Anyway today I am going to go get her the next Percy Jackson book as a double reward. I told her I would get it for her for doing well in the meet and also because she reached her reading goal at school.

It was pretty warm out there and I got a bit overheated but otherwise it was an AMAZING day!

Afterwards we went to mom and dad's to celebrate and then came home and just crashed!

Next Saturday is our first meet and I can't WAIT to see how they do!! :)

Have a great Sunday everyone!!

[funnygarcia]

Way to go on the swim meets! Wasn't Shelby getting over a cold? Maybe that's why her times were a bit off. Swimming is the only thing I liked in Phy Ed (long long ago...) , didn't like IMs we had to do those as warm ups. You could see a bunch of students faking out a few of the strokes because they hated them too. :lmao: I had phy ed right after lunch, would get to my next class (math) and be all shaky, tired out when we had swimming with one of the teachers-- she was a toughie and had us do lap after lap after lap... on and on.... :faint:

But, I learned all the major swim strokes from her. Loved when we had an indoor pool in the apt complex, we would swim everyday, I lost a ton of weight that year! I'm not into exercising, long walks and swimming are a good match for me. I miss having a pool or at least a Y membership.

At the beginning of the season I was having allergy issues, those have calmed down now. But now I think I've developed a new allergy. :sad1: Avocados have been low cost lately, picked some up the last few shopping trips. Each time I've had them I have had itchy mouth and ears. Never did before so it's weird. :confused3

I recall reading about cross allergies of avocados and latex..

I already have a mild contact reaction to latex, I break out in a rash. Fun times when glove use was mandatory when I worked in the 90's as a nurse (LPN).. the height of the HIV awareness and before health care switched to latex free products. :rolleyes: I would go home with my hands just raw, red and swollen. Can't use condoms either :blush:

sooo.. no more guac for me. BOO!

Hoping it doesn't progress into a true oral allergy syndrome and other fruits like melons and kiwi. :scared:

[kelmac284]

Morning all and happy Monday.

Yeah Bernice the cold could have been part of it although Shelby is DEF my stuborn child and she has determined that she doesn't like swim and only likes soccer. So she has kind of given up. The frustrating thing about this is that she is so GOOD at it. Normally we would never "force" our kids to do any sports and we have pretty much let them try things and if they don't like something we do something else but since Katy LOVES swim so much we told Shelby she should at least TRY it 3 years ago and shelby DOES love to swim and so her first year she didn't do too well but last year she really excelled and shelby IS very competitive and I know she likes to win. Last year she did VERY well in the breast stroke and came close to making meet of champions in that stroke. I think her problem is if she can't be the "best" at something she doesn't want to do it. She is VERY good at soccer and prefers it. Katy is not as good but we still have her play because Shane is the coach and she is better than she thinks she is as well. We know eventually there will probably come a day when she may not want to play but we like them to stay active and if they don't play we don't want it to be just because they are just being lazy and want to play their nintendo's. We really encourage physical exercise and want them to get SOME type of physical activity year round. They don't need to be the best but we want them to at least participate. That is what we told Shelby. If that is her best then we will be proud of her and we want her most of all to just enjoy herself and if nothing else to get exercise and have fun. BUT we also want her to DO her best and we know she CAN do much better. We have seen her do better just by all her times last year. So while it could have been that she still wasn't feeling well I think she just has kind of given up. So hopefully she gets a little more encouraged because I hate to see her just give up. Especially when Katy is doing so well. I want to be able to get excited for her when she does well and she knows she is not doing well right now. As I told Shane last night if she was doing her best and her best was last place then that would be fine. For the first year we were excited for her just to get across the pool but we have seen her do SO much better. So hopefully she comes around. We are just trying to teach the girls that you don't get anything in life in school, sports, work by just taking the easy road. Everything takes hard work and determination but when you do those things it pays off. And you should never just give up when things don't go your way. So we shall see.

That stinks about your allergies. What a bummer to find out you are allergic to a food that you love. So far I don't think I am allergic to any foods that I know of. I know that with my migraines if I eat certain things it can trigger migraines but I eat some of them anyway because I love them so and just take the chance. Sometimes I get a headache and sometimes not. I am allergic to codeine though (get a rash) and seem to have the usual seasonal allergies to pollen and such. I have never officially been tested but on top of ALL the other migraine triggers I have I believe that I get allergy related headaches as well. SO frustrating but what can you do ;)

Hopefully you don't get the melon and kiwi allergy as well. I love both of those!!

Yesterday we had a nice day. I set out to Sears to find a dressy sweater for Katy as she outgrew her old one but alas all the sweaters seem to be long gone from the stores so I didn't get that and I have been looking for one of those pillows for my bathtub as the one I have is getting really ratty but I forgot to look while I was at the mall. I did find some really cute dresses for the girls left over from easter that were 50% off so that was a score. And then I had seen some things at children's place that finally went on sale AND I had a 15% off coupon so I went back and picked a couple more things up there.

The girls need some new crocs but the store I bought there old ones at no longer sell the mary jane version so I am going to have to try our other mall. Then we went to Walmart and Katy got her book and Shelby picked a new book as well.

Then we just relaxed at home till Survivor! I was pleased that Russell did not win and eventhough the gal that DID win was not who I wanted it was better than HIM!!!

It is supposed to rain yet AGAIN and Shane is laid off work again today. He was off on Fri and now again today. UGH! So it is going to be a tight week this week money wise. He is off to renew his driver's license today and I am off to work. Probably won't be going to swim tonight because of the rain and possible thunderstorms.

Then not much else going on the rest of the week just looking forward to the meet.

Oh I DO have my pre-op on Thurs so I will be anxious to see what my doc has to say. She is going to hopefully put me on some different hormones. Plus I will be finding out what the procedure is for the surgery next Fri.

That's bout it. Hope everyone has a GREAT day and talk later!

[MotoXPrincess99]

Good Morning!

DBF and I went to Sea World on Saturday. It was so warm down in San Diego.:thumbsup2

Saw the Shamu show but it was kind of boring since they don't let the trainers in the water with them anymore.

Overall it was a good day. On the way down and on the way home we stopped to eat at this litttle hole in the wall mexican place that has the best carne asada burritos. We debated buying a few extra to bring home but decided not to. Makes them more special when we only get them a few times a year.

[funnygarcia]

If you know the sizes without needing to try them on, buy the crocs on their website. They always have coupon codes floating around plus I always see deals on kid sizes in the outlet section of the website.
Much cheaper than buying them at the mall, even if you have to pay shipping.. though there is usually a code for free ship. You can stack a couple of codes, just try out different combos until you find the lowest cost. :thumbsup2

Had to wait around for our water culture guy to do his thing today, brought a bunch of boxes of bagged fluid to us as well. I commented that if we had a two week reserve supply it wouldn't be necessary to haul 9 boxes in his car and up our stairs.. he laughed and agreed. It just peeves me to no end that the parent company that owns our center changed policy to cut costs, but our staff didn't let us know of the change. :headache: We thought the supply company had been screwing up our orders.

Communication people! if you're going to screw with someone's life line, could you at least let the person know... that way I can cheat a bit on inventory, creating my own reserve pile over time. :thumbsup2

Now we count out boxes and worry if we have enough for adequate treatment until our water cultures come back.

Oh, can't go anywhere today either...and it's so lovely outside!

UPS is to deliver more boxes, found that out by calling the supply company. I wouldn't have known until I called about something else. :sad2:
Not sure why they split it into two shipments :confused3

Now when they add up the cost of two emergency shipments of supplies via UPS (because we didn't have enough on hand when a machine part died).

Compare it to shipping a few at a time, to maintain a two week reserve supply, in the big drop shipment to the area for all patients (split up and brought to our home by a local carrier once a month).. which would be cheaper.. hmmm?? :rolleyes:

[funnygarcia]

Overall it was a good day. On the way down and on the way home we stopped to eat at this litttle hole in the wall mexican place that has the best carne asada burritos. We debated buying a few extra to bring home but decided not to. Makes them more special when we only get them a few times a year.

mmm, We found a really good place near San Clemente beach. Just a tiny little building with no indoor seating. It was totally YUM for breakfast burritos before we headed out for the day. Couple of surfers were hanging out in the parking lot, sitting on their cars and eating.. my sis in law enjoyed ogling them. :laughing:

(Pedro's tacos)

[MotoXPrincess99]

The place in SD only has a few tables inside, cash only, and the sign says Salsa, that's it. :rotfl:

I'm counting down the minutes till my dentist appointment. :sad1: It's only for a cleaning but I still hate the dentist. Went last week and had no cavities but they didn't have time for the cleaning. After waiting over an hour to be seen I guess it was lunch time so they asked me to come back after lunch. Um hello, I have to go back to work. :sad2:

[MotoXPrincess99]

So after getting tortured at the dentist I get back to work and get yelled at by the VP.

My boss has been on vacation since Thursday. He knew I was taking my lunch early today to go to the dentist. I didn't think I needed to tell the VP. I told my co-worker.

I guess she came up to my dept while I was gone and was mad that I didn't tell her I was taking my lunch early. Um, I told my boss two weeks ago, it's not my fault he didn't put it in his notes.

She then asked if my boss told us we were to report to her while he was out. Nope, he didn't. I mean common sence if there's an emergency I would tell her but for something as little as taking my lunch early and the fact that I told my boss two weeks ago, I didn't think it was a big deal. And I told her that and she said, Well Sarah I need you to think.

:sad2:

[sameyeyam]

Why hello Ms Cilantro!

:laughing:


U talkin' to me?:rotfl2:


Thanks guys. Actually I didn't want to be TMI but I didn't mean nausea although I DID get sick a few times but I am used to that. What I meant by sick was I had an abscess on my colon and had colon surgery and it was outpatient and should have been IN patient because everything got SO swollen up down there that I could NOT urinate afterwards.

They had to cath me just so I could pass urine and THAT was incredibly painful cuz they couldn't even get the catheter in and kept trying to force it and that felt REAL good NOT! Then after I got home I ended up in the ER because of it. I also ended up with Ecoli in my bladder and a massive UTI because of everything and also because of the type surgery I had going no 2 for the longest time was like passing glass shards. I would cry every time and had to immediately get in the tub. I knew that was part of the surgery recovery but didn't realize it was going to be SO painful and take SO long to recover. They told me full recovery would be about 6 weeks but it took me more like 8!

So that was actually what I meant. But yeah I ALWAYS tell them when I have general anesthesia that I need the anti-nausea stuff in my IV but sometimes I puke anyway LOL.

When I got up to use the bathroom after my surgery in August I puked anyway LOL. I was fine after my bladder surgery though. Never even felt sick! So I guess it just depends. My colon surgery was longer though thus requiring more anesthesia I guess.

I am having an ablation vs the full hysto so hopefully it won't be that big of a deal I just hope I don't end up needing the hysto ANYWAY. I already have a myoma and I am afraid it will continue to grow and after going through THIS I will still need one ANYWAY. That is my only concern. Plus I just hope that after all this that it helps my headaches!! That is part of the reason I am doing this! I guess we shall see.

Plus I desperately need to get a mamo done speaking of mastectomies! I haven't had one since I was 39 and I will be 43 next month! I switched insurances 3 times in the last few years and with my other 2 surgeries and stuff I just didn't get around to it. Now they have been harrassing me but I want to get THIS done first and THEN I will schedule it but I will be honest I am always nervous.

Just need to get it over with!

Off to time trials today! Hope everyone has a GREAT day!!

Anesthesia can cause constipation...ask your surgeon about taking stool softeners for about a week beforehand. It really helps things flow smoothly if you get my drift!.:thumbsup2

I turn 40 next month, my gift to myself is to contact the SAGE program and get a mammogram and pap done. Thank goodness for these type of programs to help the uninsured.

Oh boy, E and I discussed our summer plans. We both agreed that he doesn't want me working everyday. My sis has set aside PCA hours for me like she did last year, but after I sat and calculated the hours with the summer break months and her child's camp days factored in.... YIKES... I love my sis and her family, but umm not enough to spend my entire summer with them. :laughing:

I don't mind helping out occasionally, but now that our situation has changed (with E off this summer). I kinda want to stay home and enjoy it.

We also talked about his ongoing hip issues. His neph thinks its time to get the ball rolling on seeing an ortho and getitng the replacements done. And after E described exactly how he feels, I agree it needs to be done soon.

Hmm, we live on the third floor, no elevator. Do you see a problem? :rolleyes1
I know they want ya up walking right away, but stairs?? hmmmm....

Wow, I can think of a lot funner gifts then that!:lmao: Wow, I didn't realize you were that much older than me. I'll be turning 29 in July.:laughing::hippie:

I recall reading about cross allergies of avocados and latex.. Can't use condoms either :blush: sooo.. no more guac for me. BOO! Hoping it doesn't progress into a true oral allergy syndrome and other fruits like melons and kiwi. :scared:

There's just so much a person could do with these statements. But I won't go there, I think they pretty much stand on their own.:rotfl2:

So after getting tortured at the dentist I get back to work and get yelled at by the VP.

My boss has been on vacation since Thursday. He knew I was taking my lunch early today to go to the dentist. I didn't think I needed to tell the VP. I told my co-worker.

I guess she came up to my dept while I was gone and was mad that I didn't tell her I was taking my lunch early. Um, I told my boss two weeks ago, it's not my fault he didn't put it in his notes.

She then asked if my boss told us we were to report to her while he was out. Nope, he didn't. I mean common sence if there's an emergency I would tell her but for something as little as taking my lunch early and the fact that I told my boss two weeks ago, I didn't think it was a big deal. And I told her that and she said, Well Sarah I need you to think.

:sad2:

It's a good thing she didn't tell me that...else I would have told her what I THINK!:laughing: :sad2:

[kelmac284]

Morning gals!

Man sara I hate the dentist too and that is just LAME about your boss! I mean yelling at someone for going to the dentist! Sheesh! It wasn't even like you were taking off early to do something fun even!! GEEZ! I feel your pain. I HATE the dentist. DREAD going. EVERY time I go I end up with a migraine because they always hurt me. I have REALLY sensitive teeth and gums and it seems like they go out of their way to dig for gold when they are cleaning my teeth!! I always "remind" them that I am sensitive but they seem to do it anyway! I ended up with an abscess once on Good Friday because I used to have my wisdom teeth and they were cleaning around them and got some of the cleaning stuff underneath the gums of one of my wisdom teeth and it abscessed and by that night I was dying! I had to call my mom to come get me in the middle of the night because I was in excrutiating pain. I prob should have just gone to the er to get a pain shot but back then I didn't know any better! I was hurting so bad and all my dentist did was prescribe antibiotics which did NOTHING for the pain only the infection. So I ended up slurping soup through a straw on easter while everyone else ate their dinner LOL. I couldn't WAIT to get back in to their office on monday and never wanted anesthesia so bad in my life!!! I had to have oral surgery and stitches and a drain. It was a nightmare. Needless to say I am NOT fond of dentists OR cleanings!!! I had to have my wisdom teeth pulled after that and that was a whole other nightmare. I am due to have my teeth cleaned next Tues and I dread it every time. My surgery is Fri and I am thinking gee what did I do to deserve being tortured twice in one week LOL.

Hope yours was relatively painless other than your jerky boss!!

And Alison let's just say that since I have had my surgery constipation is no longer an issue ;) Quite the opposite actually. But thanks for the tip! :)

Not much on for today but lots of lovely laundry awaits! The weather wasn't too bad so we ended up going to swim after all last night and it is back to sun again so we will be going again tonight. Other than that not much else this week but LOTS of good TV.

All of our shows are in finales this week and I am anxious to see them! I am a big lost fan and I am anxious to see it but sad at the same time. It is one of my all time fav shows and while I am dying to see what they are going to do to wrap it up I don't want it to end. I am also REALLY anxious to see how Katy does at her actual meet this weekend. I hope she does as well as she did at Time trials!

That's bout it for me.

Hope everyone has a good day and take care!

[eatmypixiedust]

Hi Everyone,

I haven't had a chance to catch up and still need to read back but I wanted to say that I am home! :yay:

*Alison- I'm sorry to hear about your parents. That's definitely not easy and I will be praying for you and your family. Lots of hugs to you! :hug: :grouphug: :hug:

My flight from LAX to D.C. went by quickly but mainly because I was so exhausted and slept almost the whole way there. My flight was at 6am last Thursday and when I got to LAX, there were barely any workers. :rotfl: I hadn't slept the night before due to packing and making sure I didn't forget anything. I had to leave the house around 3:30am. My dad took me to the airport and we hit some construction on the freeway near the Getty Museum. They closed down most of the freeway and had us re-routed through surface streets. It was a headache to get through because they didn't have very many signs directing you where to go. :sad2:

On the flight I sat next to a guy who is a comedy writer for TV shows. He worked on Everybody Loves Raymond. Then another guy sat next to us and works for TV Guide or something and they were chatting like crazy. Both of them were really nice to me and offered to throw away my drink cup (the stewardess kept ignoring us for some reason) and one guy offered me his window seat instead of the middle seat, which was nice.

The flight from Washington to Raleigh was very quick. It took about 40 minutes to get there.


In a small way I was proud of myself because I managed to fly solo for the first time. I always travelled with family. If I didn't know where something was, I asked or I figured it out on my own.


The first night in NC, I got to see my cousin's home. She lives in a beautiful area that is named after Arnold Palmer. They have a nice neighborhood, it's newly developed, a country club, a nice pool area. It's really pretty. One thing I wasn't used to is how her backyard has a short white pickett fence, so each home can just look over and see each other. I told her that in CA, I am so used to seeing big concrete walls blocking neighbors from seeing into each other's backyard. :rotfl:

I got to see what it's like to have 2 dogs. :) My cousin said that I obviously love dogs and she says I'm so good with them. She said that maybe I should consider volunteering for an animal shelter so I can work and play with dogs. I'll have to look into that because that would be cool.

We got a manicure and pedicure. It was really fun and my feet were in desperate need of a makeover! :rotfl: When I told that to Emilee, she started laughing. She's 8 now and so tall and skinny and cute. She got a "manicure and pedicure" too but it was just the ladies filing her nails and painting them. They didn't use scrubs or trim her cuticles or anything. She chose 2 different nail polish colors to use and I thought that was cute.

I have some pics to share which I will try to upload later on. I'm back at work today. I didn't get home until almost 2am because my flight from DC to LAX was delayed 3 times! :headache: I did pay extra to have more leg room in Economy Plus and got a window seat. This lady next to me was with her husband or boyfriend and she kept moving around in her seat and fidgeting like a little kid. It was really annoying and I couldn't sleep well because of her. :headache:

Ughh...I am in need of a Jamba Juice fix! They did not have Jamba Juice in Raleigh. :laughing: :(


Hope you are all having a good day. :smooth:

[kelmac284]

Welcome back Rochelle! So glad you had a good time! You deserve it!

[kelmac284]

Morning gals and happy hump day.

Not much going on here today. Just more chores and swim practice tonight. Will be interested to see what my doc has to say at my pre-op tomorrow (what to expect and all at my surgery next week). I am sure it won't be any big deal but still will be interested to see and will be glad when the whole thing is over! Want to hurry up and be done with all of it so I can move on to school getting out and our trip!!! :)

Am looking forward to the Fringe Finale tomorrow night although I will def miss it till next season. And of course am DEF looking forward to the lost finale on Sunday night although am REALLY sad about it ending. I just found out Ghost Whisperer got cancelled and found out last week Flash Forward did as well. I went through a spurt there for awhile where we didn't watch hardly any tv but the past few years we kind of got back into a few shows and now I am sorely dissapointed because it seems everytime we start to like something and really get invested in it they cancel it. I really like things that make you think and are different than the same boring drivel that they seem to have on EVERY channel. I mean honestly how many cop shows and sit coms do they need???? Ah well I guess we will have to go back to doing something else LOL. We are pretty busy anyway with all the sports and other stuff and usually had to tivo most of it anyway.

Hope everyone is having a good day and talk to you later!

[eatmypixiedust]

Good Morning,

-Albort: I was teasing about you "avoiding" me when I go to the parks. I know you have been busy and the crowds have been crazy with all the students in the music groups and such. I might go to DL this weekend so maybe I will see you then. :) Congrats on the house. Are you getting new roomies or just living solo? That's really cool. Do you have a pool so us hyenas can invade one day? :rotfl:


I went to the mall yesterday and went to Sephora. I knew that Juicy Couture had made a tote bag for them and was wondering if they still had stock. I tried to find it in NC but they were sold out. The sales lady said she would check and she opens and drawer and says: "Wow! We have 2 of them left!" Then she told me: "Guess what? They are half off!" Yay! :yay: I was happy and bought one. It's a large canvas tote bag and looks like this:


http://i47.tinypic.com/8xoffr.jpg


It's really roomy and I like this style of Juicy bags. I used one when I was travelling and it held 3 magazines and 3 books and all the other stuff I managed to toss into there. :rotfl:

When I was in NC, I got one of my younger cousins a b-day gift from Sephora. It's Tokidoki print nail files and it comes with a plastic case for them. I hope she likes it. It was her b-day yesterday and since she is at college, I mailed it out to her today (she goes to UC Irvine).

When I went to Macy's in NC, they had clearance of Disney Couture necklaces and bracelets. I got the Alice necklace and bracelet. They were marked down to $15 but had an additional 60% off. :yay: Here are the pics:

http://i47.tinypic.com/16lin94.jpg

I love the crown on the bracelet and the heart charm that says: "Off With His Head" :)


Here is the necklace (I'm wearing both today):

http://i48.tinypic.com/358rn12.jpg

I like the charm that says: "Eat Me" and the bottle that says "Drink Me" on it. The other charm is a mushroom.

[tinkermell]

Hola ladies and Albort!!

Welcome back Pix!

:wave: Hi Kelly, Sarah, Megan, Ali, Bernice, Christina, Dizzy.............and all newbies that I have forgotten. Sorry.

My life is busy with grandbabies at the moment. :cloud9: I'm watching Luca everyday this week, as it is Becky's first week back to teach. Next week I share with his other grandma. Forgot how the time flies with little ones.

This weekend I'm competing in Mouse Adventures. Woo hoo! It should be interesting to see me solving puzzles. :guilty:

Have a nice day! :flower3:

[kelmac284]

Hi Rochelle! LOVE the bag and the jewelry! CUTE!!

Hi Mel!!! Long time no see. I bet you are loving your new little grand babies!! Have fun at MA this weekend. I am jealous! Mom and I plan on doing it next May!! Maybe you can do it with us ;) I was looking at the info about the half marathon too and although I seriously doubt we can do it this year I am seriously thinking about doing the fun run with the girls next year.

It sounds like so much fun and I know the girls would LOVE it. I can't run at ALL but the girls could "jog" it and I could walk it ;)

Hope everyone is having a good day! It is raining AGAIN! Bleh. Plus I was checking the extended forecast and now it is saying rain and a high in only the low 60's for Sat which is the meet. BOOO! Well at least it won't be too hot LOL. I just hope we don't get thunderstorms and they have to call the meet!

Off to help the girls with their homework and then off to practice. Have a good evening all!!

[funnygarcia]

Funny you should mention the weather, I compared the forecast for my area to Anaheim... we are much warmer all this week!

It was 80 today, but not humid (hooray!) so it was comfy outside, kinda warm in our apt mid afternoon until the sun began to set.

Continuing with 80's all week, hitting 89 on Sunday (and thunderstorms, thinking the humidity will go up) YUCK!

Went to Target and spent a bunch of $ but got tons of stuff and earned $15 in gift cards with various deals. Saved 50% just in coupons. :woohoo:

Noah and hubby had found one of the Nightmare on Elm street movies on instant play for Netflix, but that was all they had. The rest are by DVD only, it takes us a long time to send the DVDs back because we forget to put it in the mailbox.. they won't fit in the mail slot at our building.

They were bummed out, Noah pointed out that we could just buy the series and hubby shrugged it off as "oh well" .

I had a bit of time after I finished my shopping. Took a turn thru DVD area and found a multi set of the first 5 movies.. and next to it.. the rest of the series. :yay: Total $20 for all 8 of the movies, SOLD!

The guys are happy, I'm usually not into horror flicks but I can tolerate watching Freddy since the special effects of the 80's are so cheesy compared to today. :laughing:

The plan is to have a Freddy marathon on Sunday while we sit under the AC, no point in going anywhere in the heat. :eek:
Pizza (domino's duh!) and junk food bonanza. :thumbsup2

[funnygarcia]

I went through a spurt there for awhile where we didn't watch hardly any tv but the past few years we kind of got back into a few shows and now I am sorely dissapointed because it seems everytime we start to like something and really get invested in it they cancel it. I really like things that make you think and are different than the same boring drivel that they seem to have on EVERY channel. I mean honestly how many cop shows and sit coms do they need????


Which is why, when we ditched the expense of cable, we didn't even bother with regular TV. My thoughts are that eventually it will be online or Netflix.
I miss a few things, but not enough to tinker with antennae and converter boxes to get a signal.

Now internet... that is something I could NOT live without. :scared:

[funnygarcia]

Funny dn story.. this is my sister's middle son with autism (note he has zero impulse control!).
He's 9 yrs old, his school is going thru some crowding issues so they have small group for math with a different teacher. DN doesn't do well in math and tends to melt down when he gets answers wrong. They also do a speed math activity, quickly answering math problems on write/ wipe boards.. major source of meltdowns! Sis has asked if there is a way for him to be pulled from class before they do this activity or perhaps try a different approach at least some of the time. The teacher really likes this activity, his para is not available at that time period to pull him.. so he gets mad, gets frustrated, melts down and then gets pulled from the room. :sad2:

Anyway, sis got a call from the school. DN had to tell her what he did.
Sis tried to explain to the teacher "I'm sorry that happened but he doesn't do that at home" which is totally true. The teacher didn't believe her. :rolleyes:



Here is the oh so short story..



The math teacher passes by DN in the hall and said "HI!" and gave him a thumbs up sign.

He calmly looked at her and replied by



Flipping her off!

:eek:






hmm, and how do you really feel about this teacher dn?

:lmao::lmao::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Never a dull moment at my sister's house. :rotfl:

[sameyeyam]

Welcome back Pix...sounds like you had a great visit. :thumbsup2

Kell...good luck on your pre-op tomorrow. :hug:

Mel...have fun with those grandbabies.:thumbsup2

Albort...you can run but you really can't hide from the Hyenas!:laughing:

B...your DN rocks (but as a responsible adult you can't tell him I said that).:rotfl:

[sameyeyam]

My conversation with DH tonite...

DH: What are you doing?

Me: Cutting dryer sheets in half.

DH: Why?

Me: Cuz you only need a half sheet to prevent static and then it makes them cost half price...DUH!

DH: But didn't you just buy them at the Dollar Tree? Weren't they cheap to start with?

Me: Yes, 55 sheets for $1. But now I have 110 sheets for $1.

DH: You know, someday babe I'll become a millionaire and you won't have to cut dryer sheets in half.

Me: I don't do it because I have to, I do it because I want to. Besides using a whole dryer sheet is wasteful, plus it saves money.

DH: But if I we were millionaires you wouldn't cut them in half.

Me: Sure I would!

DH: NO, You Wouldn't!

Me: YES I WOULD.

DH: NO, YOU WOULDN'T. Cuz I'm pretty sure you would just hire somebody to cut them in half.

Me: Well you got me there!:laughing:

[XTinabell]

:rotfl2: I can respond to most of those previous posts with a collective: :lmao:

B - I would have loved to have seen the look on the teachers face :thumbsup2 :rotfl:

A - you and your dh are nuts. Cutting dryer sheets in half and then arguing about if you would still do that if you were rich? :rotfl: You wouldn't need to do laundry at all if you were a millionaire, you wouldn't wear any of the same clothes twice. Wear them once, and then off to charity or consignment stores!

Pix - It's your fault I have taken a serious liking to juicy couture. I found this juicy couture hat I want to buy for my Caribbean trip in October. Dh laughed at me that I would spend $88 on a hat just because it has cool pom poms on it.

http://www.juicycouture.com/shoponline/accessoriesjewelry/accessories/hatsscarves/prodD03TA - click view 2 to see the pom poms (too cute)

[kelmac284]

Morning gals!

B don't ya just LOVE Target. I have to say that is one of my all time FAV stores. I can NOT go in that store and walk out without SOMETHING!! Good score on the movies by the way. I love that too. We have probably 2 or 3 thousand movies if not more. I had prob that many vhs tapes and then have slowly been converting over to dvd over the last 20 years. We don't have much of a life can you tell LOL. Most of ours are ones I have pulled out of the 5 dollar bin at walmart. LOVE that bin ;) There was a time when I would come home with 10 at a time! Not so much anymore but we would have marathons on the weekends too! Fun times! Hope your boys enjoy their freddy marathon!! :) And that story about your nephew was hilarious!

Alison LOVED your story. So funny! You guys kill me!! :) And thanks for the well wishes for today. I am anxious to see what she is going to say only cuz I just want to know what to expect and just get it over with. I am actually glad I am NOT having the full hysto at this point cuz I have heard that the ablation is a very mild recovery and we have SO much going on in the next month that I don't want to be out of comission. I just hope it "works". I am also curious as to what new hormones she will put me on. I told her since I will be on them permanently from now on perhaps I could get off of the standard bc pills and get on straight estrogen perhaps a patch or something since I won't have to worry about periods anymore and I am only taking the estrogen for the headaches. So we shall see. I just hope that all of this helps!!!

Anywho I am off here soon as soon as I drop the girls off at school.

Have a GREAT day everyone and talk soon! :)

[funnygarcia]

I don't buy dryer sheets, I just use the ones people in my building leave behind in the dryer. It will work on another load. :thumbsup2


My sis and family are on the way to Kentucky.
I'm picturing one of those dreadful family vacation moments involving a crying preschooler, grumpy teenager listening to headphones (trying to drown out the noise and pretend he is NOT part of this family) and middle son with attention pan of a gnat yelling "are we there yet?! mooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmm he's touching me! Dad I have to pee.. " and flipping off other cars. :rotfl2:

At least they chose to not bring the family dog. :upsidedow

They've never gone on a family road trip, it was a big deal to plan, pack for 5 people, map out a route, find a hotel half way, etc. BIL wanted to drive straight thru (14 hours) , sis wisely pointed out that they can't even drive to our parents' without needing to stop and let the kids run around (3 hr drive).

I gave them our GPS, one less worry. If they get lost,they will know where they are while being lost. :rolleyes:

[funnygarcia]

Target is a MN based company, I grew up going there for all of our school shopping .. long before they expanded out into the US.
We can drive 15 minutes in any direction and find a Target, Super Target or Target Greatland. (Kinda like how CVS has exploded on the market.)

Walmart not so much, didn't have one in my hometown growing up and not sure I ever went to one until I had my boys.
We have a small one less than a mile away, the next one is another 30 minutes. I only know of one Super Walmart that is within a short driving distance, but it's icky and very UN-coupon friendly. No point in bothering to go.
I'm always amazed a the rock bottom prices on the basic foods like flour, sugar, spices, rice, condiments... Cheaper than the grocery store next door.

[funnygarcia]

Stuck at home for yet another delivery, I don't even know what the heck it is this time.:confused3

Our intercom/door buzzer system (via phone line) doesn't play nicely with our DSL. It will disconnect on the first try, but if you dial the code again it will go through to ring my phone.

There is one UPS guy for our area that gives up and just leaves. He won't even try another apartment, the other guy on our route always finds a way inside (our apt manager's wife keeps an eye out on traffic in our lot when she is home, she runs out and lets them in). He commented to me once that he thinks the younger guys are lazy. :laughing:

I taped a bright pink post it on the intercom with directions. Now I sit and wait wait wait wait....

[MotoXPrincess99]

My conversation with DH tonite...

DH: What are you doing?

Me: Cutting dryer sheets in half.

DH: Why?

Me: Cuz you only need a half sheet to prevent static and then it makes them cost half price...DUH!

DH: But didn't you just buy them at the Dollar Tree? Weren't they cheap to start with?

Me: Yes, 55 sheets for $1. But now I have 110 sheets for $1.

DH: You know, someday babe I'll become a millionaire and you won't have to cut dryer sheets in half.

Me: I don't do it because I have to, I do it because I want to. Besides using a whole dryer sheet is wasteful, plus it saves money.

DH: But if I we were millionaires you wouldn't cut them in half.

Me: Sure I would!

DH: NO, You Wouldn't!

Me: YES I WOULD.

DH: NO, YOU WOULDN'T. Cuz I'm pretty sure you would just hire somebody to cut them in half.

Me: Well you got me there!:laughing:

:lmao:

Stuck at home for yet another delivery, I don't even know what the heck it is this time.:confused3

Our intercom/door buzzer system (via phone line) doesn't play nicely with our DSL. It will disconnect on the first try, but if you dial the code again it will go through to ring my phone.

There is one UPS guy for our area that gives up and just leaves. He won't even try another apartment, the other guy on our route always finds a way inside (our apt manager's wife keeps an eye out on traffic in our lot when she is home, she runs out and lets them in). He commented to me once that he thinks the younger guys are lazy. :laughing:

I taped a bright pink post it on the intercom with directions. Now I sit and wait wait wait wait....

A mystery delivery...sounds exciting.

[MotoXPrincess99]

:rotfl2: I can respond to most of those previous posts with a collective: :lmao:

B - I would have loved to have seen the look on the teachers face :thumbsup2 :rotfl:

A - you and your dh are nuts. Cutting dryer sheets in half and then arguing about if you would still do that if you were rich? :rotfl: You wouldn't need to do laundry at all if you were a millionaire, you wouldn't wear any of the same clothes twice. Wear them once, and then off to charity or consignment stores!

Pix - It's your fault I have taken a serious liking to juicy couture. I found this juicy couture hat I want to buy for my Caribbean trip in October. Dh laughed at me that I would spend $88 on a hat just because it has cool pom poms on it.

http://www.juicycouture.com/shoponline/accessoriesjewelry/accessories/hatsscarves/prodD03TA - click view 2 to see the pom poms (too cute)

Wow, even the sale items are too much $ for me.

I did find a bracelet that's cute but I'm going to try and make my own. It looks easy enough and I'm sure it will be much cheaper than $26.00. Heck, I can probably make one for all of us (if it comes out ok) for less than $26.00.:rotfl:

Open-Heart Rope Bracelet (http://www.juicycouture.com/shoponline/sale/accessoriesjewelry/prodY09E5)

[eatmypixiedust]

Christina- that hat is cute. They sell purses that have those pom poms on it. :) I love the tote bag I got. It was a good bargain. :goodvibes:

I'm thinking of returning the Disney Dooney & Bourke bag I got. The shoulder straps are too long and it keeps falling off my shoulders and it's too long to let hang from around the wrist. :confused::confused3 The straps aren't adjustable either, which is a bummer.


I made a ressie for myself last night for Blue Bayou this weekend. I miss their au gratin potatoes! lol. Maybe I should order a salad and a side of au gratin potatoes and see what they say. :rotfl:


I am hoping to get a scrumptious dole whip float this time because last time I was there, they had a CM who didn't know how to work the machines and she totally skimped out on the dole whip part. She put way too much for those who ordered just the dole whip. Some people started complaining and her fellow CM working with her, asked her to handle the money transactions and he would work the CM's. I felt bad for her because if you get stuck doing something you are not familiar with, it could be stressful and it wasn't her fault.

I recently bought a Mickey watch that has the blue jelly/rubber band. Well while I was on my trip, it just snapped off on one side. I don't know how that happened because I didn't mess with it or anything, but I think it was just a defective one. :confused::confused3 I did try to just find a similar strap at a couple watch shops but they don't carry this style at all. :( I did also try Fossil but they had a similar style but the sales clerk said, unfortunately, the width of the watch face is too big and wouldn't fit their bands. Booooo :( Hopefully DL will let me exchange it for another one.

I have an appointment later today with my therapist. She wants to know how my trip went and see how I'm doing.

I think I'm doing better and my cousin told me she is proud of me for leaving my X. She took me to Old Navy and I bought a cute and light blue plaid colored top and a hot pink tank top to wear inside. I never had the confidence to wear either and my cousin was helping me and telling me that it looked good. She said she wants to strangle my X for crushing my self-esteem so bad and that she hates to see me all self-conscious.

[eatmypixiedust]

Wow, even the sale items are too much $ for me.

I did find a bracelet that's cute but I'm going to try and make my own. It looks easy enough and I'm sure it will be much cheaper than $26.00. Heck, I can probably make one for all of us (if it comes out ok) for less than $26.00.:rotfl:

Open-Heart Rope Bracelet (http://www.juicycouture.com/shoponline/sale/accessoriesjewelry/prodY09E5)

Sarah- there is a Juicy Couture outlet in Camarillo and sometimes they have an extra % off their stuff, so you could score on their purses and such. :) I haven't been there in months but I did buy a purse from there for less than $100, and it was over $200 retail price. I also got charms to wear as necklaces for around $15/EA. :)

I also suggest Nordstrom's Half-Yearly Sales, because the prices drop in their mechandise. I was walking through their store yesterday and they told me that their sale starts next Wednesday.

[eatmypixiedust]

Yesterday I was in the mall and I spotted a cute accessories store called Diva. They have a website and you can shop online. I believe it's an Austrialian company. I scored on a cute Tinkerbell necklace for $6: http://www.diva.net.au/#/product/1608 I saw it and thought: "OMG! It has my Disney nickname!" :rotfl::rotfl2:

Their website prices are in AUD not USD, so you could convert it. :) I also found a cute robot necklace. I love cute robots and just have been looking and looking for a cute robot necklace for quite some time. I could never find one that appealed to me....they were either cute but way too small (the charm part) or looked odd. I found one for $8. I will have to take a pic of it later because I didn't see it on their website. They sell really cute Disney jewelry for cheap. :banana:

[funnygarcia]

A mystery delivery...sounds exciting.

It was truly boring... more dialysis supplies. That we didn't need. :rolleyes:


I made a ressie for myself last night for Blue Bayou this weekend. I miss their au gratin potatoes! lol. Maybe I should order a salad and a side of au gratin potatoes and see what they say. :rotfl:

Hopefully DL will let me exchange it for another one.


mmm sounds yummy, totally do that!

I bet they will, I've brought back broken name badges a year later and they happily swapped it out without a receipt. Doesn't hurt to ask. :)

[kelmac284]

Afternoon gals!

Rochelle I am glad you had a good time with your cousin and hope your meeting with your therapist goes well!

I am so jealous that you get to go to DL as often as you do! Enjoy BB! Love that place! :)

I went to my pre-op and it was fairly uneventful. My doc just told me what to expect which is pretty much what all my other surgeries have been like so nothing new there and she told me I can try a lower dose bc pill or even straight progesterine but then she didn't give me the scrip so I don't know if she wants me to wait until my post-op apt or what??? But anyway I had an hour to kill before my apt and I have been seriously wanting a better camera so I went to Targe to look at some I have been researching online and then AFTER my apt I went to a couple other stores and once I honed in on the two I preferred I checked out sam's club and they had one but not the other so that pretty much made up my mind and I got myself a new Nikon.

I used to have an old minolta film slr back in the 80's and it was a GREAT camera but A I want a digital and B I don't know where that one is anyway. Between all my moves and being married twice it has somehow disappeared. I have been hesitant because of the price and I REALLY need a new pc but I take a LOT of pics and lately my point and shoot just isn't cutting it. The final straw was at the swim meet. It is SOOO slow and for action pictures it is just unacceptable and when the girls had their talent show it doesn't take pictures indoors at ALL. It tries to use flash and if you are more than about 2 feet away from the subject it just plain doesn't turn out. And I would LOVE to be able to get some night shots and on and on. Mainly though I want to get some good action photos of the girls swimming and playing soccer and basketball and so I am really excited to try it out!!

Hated to put more money on my cc but I look at it as an early birthday present to myself ;) I told Shane this way he doesn't need to get me anything although if he REALLy felt the need I want the telefoto lens LOL but that may have to wait.

I am just really excited to try it out at the meet on Saturday!! I took a few practice shots of the girls and just viewing them on the lcd screen they look amazing.

Anyway just wanted to share my excitement.

Hope you all are having a great day and talk soon!

[MotoXPrincess99]

Afternoon gals!

Rochelle I am glad you had a good time with your cousin and hope your meeting with your therapist goes well!

I am so jealous that you get to go to DL as often as you do! Enjoy BB! Love that place! :)

I went to my pre-op and it was fairly uneventful. My doc just told me what to expect which is pretty much what all my other surgeries have been like so nothing new there and she told me I can try a lower dose bc pill or even straight progesterine but then she didn't give me the scrip so I don't know if she wants me to wait until my post-op apt or what??? But anyway I had an hour to kill before my apt and I have been seriously wanting a better camera so I went to Targe to look at some I have been researching online and then AFTER my apt I went to a couple other stores and once I honed in on the two I preferred I checked out sam's club and they had one but not the other so that pretty much made up my mind and I got myself a new Nikon.

I used to have an old minolta film slr back in the 80's and it was a GREAT camera but A I want a digital and B I don't know where that one is anyway. Between all my moves and being married twice it has somehow disappeared. I have been hesitant because of the price and I REALLY need a new pc but I take a LOT of pics and lately my point and shoot just isn't cutting it. The final straw was at the swim meet. It is SOOO slow and for action pictures it is just unacceptable and when the girls had their talent show it doesn't take pictures indoors at ALL. It tries to use flash and if you are more than about 2 feet away from the subject it just plain doesn't turn out. And I would LOVE to be able to get some night shots and on and on. Mainly though I want to get some good action photos of the girls swimming and playing soccer and basketball and so I am really excited to try it out!!

Hated to put more money on my cc but I look at it as an early birthday present to myself ;) I told Shane this way he doesn't need to get me anything although if he REALLy felt the need I want the telefoto lens LOL but that may have to wait.

I am just really excited to try it out at the meet on Saturday!! I took a few practice shots of the girls and just viewing them on the lcd screen they look amazing.

Anyway just wanted to share my excitement.

Hope you all are having a great day and talk soon!

What kind of Nikon did you get? i just bought a S630 on eBay. I haven't used it yet but DBF is racing this weekend so I can't wait to try it our. It has a sports mode that take up to 11 pictures per second (or something like that) so I'm hoping to get good shots when DBF goes flying by me. :rotfl:

[kelmac284]

It's a D3000. I have been researching them for a few weeks and I don't know about you but it is like stereo instructions lol. All the different stuff and settings etc etc.

Mine has that sports mode as well and can do that rapid fire thing as well and I am hoping to use it get shots of them diving in the pool and swimming. Last week I tried to get that and even though I pressed the shutter BEFORE they dove in by the time it took they were already IN the water and all I got was a bunch of splashes LOL.

Katy does the butterfly and I REALLY want to be able to capture her doing that. That is my goal! :)

Good luck and I hope you can figure all your gadgets out!! I am hoping to be able to figure mine out as well! I am also debating about whether I want to drag it to DL as it is pretty big compared to my little kodak!

Oh and we are seriously thinking of doing the family race at the marathon but doubt we will be able to do it this year. I read all the info and it sounds SO fun!! I can't run so couldn't do the marathon but the family fun run sounds perfect for the girls and I! If we can't make it this year I want to do it next year for sure! :)

[MotoXPrincess99]

It's a D3000. I have been researching them for a few weeks and I don't know about you but it is like stereo instructions lol. All the different stuff and settings etc etc.

Mine has that sports mode as well and can do that rapid fire thing as well and I am hoping to use it get shots of them diving in the pool and swimming. Last week I tried to get that and even though I pressed the shutter BEFORE they dove in by the time it took they were already IN the water and all I got was a bunch of splashes LOL.

Katy does the butterfly and I REALLY want to be able to capture her doing that. That is my goal! :)

Good luck and I hope you can figure all your gadgets out!! I am hoping to be able to figure mine out as well! I am also debating about whether I want to drag it to DL as it is pretty big compared to my little kodak!

Oh and we are seriously thinking of doing the family race at the marathon but doubt we will be able to do it this year. I read all the info and it sounds SO fun!! I can't run so couldn't do the marathon but the family fun run sounds perfect for the girls and I! If we can't make it this year I want to do it next year for sure! :)

Mine is just a point and shoot but htat's all I need really. DBF is the photographer. He has the D300. Way too big and too many lens to change and filters and stuff like that. But he love sit. He's taken classes at the community college for photography.

I know what you mean about late reaction time on cameras. I press the button before DBF goes up the jump hoping to capture him in the air but all I get is his back fender if I'm lucky. :rotfl:

Right now there's not really any work for DBF (he's a commercial electrician) so he applied to do photography at Disneyland! I hope he gets the job! I will be going to work with him every weekend. :rotfl2:

[sameyeyam]

I don't buy dryer sheets, I just use the ones people in my building leave behind in the dryer. It will work on another load. :thumbsup2

I used to do that, use them twice. But I find that using a half new one works better. Of course free used ones would be even better. However, I can't find any people (er...family) in my building (er...house) that seem to do laundry besides myself!:lmao:

Target is a MN based company, I grew up going there for all of our school shopping .. long before they expanded out into the US.
We can drive 15 minutes in any direction and find a Target, Super Target or Target Greatland. (Kinda like how CVS has exploded on the market.)

Walmart not so much, didn't have one in my hometown growing up and not sure I ever went to one until I had my boys.
We have a small one less than a mile away, the next one is another 30 minutes. I only know of one Super Walmart that is within a short driving distance, but it's icky and very UN-coupon friendly. No point in bothering to go.
I'm always amazed a the rock bottom prices on the basic foods like flour, sugar, spices, rice, condiments... Cheaper than the grocery store next door.

I remember Target in California when I was a kid. We don't have Super Targets here yet. As a matter of fact when we were on vacation in Florida I had to take a picture of DD and her BFF in front of the Super Target sign because their friends didn't believe Super Target existed.:lmao:

Stuck at home for yet another delivery, I don't even know what the heck it is this time.

Our intercom/door buzzer system (via phone line) doesn't play nicely with our DSL. It will disconnect on the first try, but if you dial the code again it will go through to ring my phone.

There is one UPS guy for our area that gives up and just leaves. He won't even try another apartment, the other guy on our route always finds a way inside (our apt manager's wife keeps an eye out on traffic in our lot when she is home, she runs out and lets them in). He commented to me once that he thinks the younger guys are lazy.

I taped a bright pink post it on the intercom with directions. Now I sit and wait wait wait wait....

Perhaps you should try flirting with the UPS guy...works for me...our office now gets the first delivery of the building.:thumbsup2:rotfl2: There's just something about a man in uniform.:lmao:

Christina- that hat is cute. They sell purses that have those pom poms on it. :) I love the tote bag I got. It was a good bargain.

I'm thinking of returning the Disney Dooney & Bourke bag I got. The shoulder straps are too long and it keeps falling off my shoulders and it's too long to let hang from around the wrist. The straps aren't adjustable either, which is a bummer.


I made a ressie for myself last night for Blue Bayou this weekend. I miss their au gratin potatoes! lol. Maybe I should order a salad and a side of au gratin potatoes and see what they say. :rotfl:


I am hoping to get a scrumptious dole whip float this time because last time I was there, they had a CM who didn't know how to work the machines and she totally skimped out on the dole whip part. She put way too much for those who ordered just the dole whip. Some people started complaining and her fellow CM working with her, asked her to handle the money transactions and he would work the CM's. I felt bad for her because if you get stuck doing something you are not familiar with, it could be stressful and it wasn't her fault.

I recently bought a Mickey watch that has the blue jelly/rubber band. Well while I was on my trip, it just snapped off on one side. I don't know how that happened because I didn't mess with it or anything, but I think it was just a defective one. :confused::confused3 I did try to just find a similar strap at a couple watch shops but they don't carry this style at all. :( I did also try Fossil but they had a similar style but the sales clerk said, unfortunately, the width of the watch face is too big and wouldn't fit their bands. Booooo :( Hopefully DL will let me exchange it for another one.

I have an appointment later today with my therapist. She wants to know how my trip went and see how I'm doing.

I think I'm doing better and my cousin told me she is proud of me for leaving my X. She took me to Old Navy and I bought a cute and light blue plaid colored top and a hot pink tank top to wear inside. I never had the confidence to wear either and my cousin was helping me and telling me that it looked good. She said she wants to strangle my X for crushing my self-esteem so bad and that she hates to see me all self-conscious.

I see we are doing a little retail therapy lately.:thumbsup2 Nothing like a few shopping trips to brighten the spirits!

Yesterday I was in the mall and I spotted a cute accessories store called Diva. They have a website and you can shop online. I believe it's an Austrialian company. I scored on a cute Tinkerbell necklace for $6: http://www.diva.net.au/#/product/1608 I saw it and thought: "OMG! It has my Disney nickname!" :rotfl::rotfl2:

Their website prices are in AUD not USD, so you could convert it. :) I also found a cute robot necklace. I love cute robots and just have been looking and looking for a cute robot necklace for quite some time. I could never find one that appealed to me....they were either cute but way too small (the charm part) or looked odd. I found one for $8. I will have to take a pic of it later because I didn't see it on their website. They sell really cute Disney jewelry for cheap. :banana:





I was expecting to see a picture of the necklace when I clicked on the link and then all of the sudden there were things exploding all over my page. Gotta love technology...this internet thing is getting better and better.:thumbsup2

Afternoon gals!

Rochelle I am glad you had a good time with your cousin and hope your meeting with your therapist goes well!

I am so jealous that you get to go to DL as often as you do! Enjoy BB! Love that place! :)

I went to my pre-op and it was fairly uneventful. My doc just told me what to expect which is pretty much what all my other surgeries have been like so nothing new there and she told me I can try a lower dose bc pill or even straight progesterine but then she didn't give me the scrip so I don't know if she wants me to wait until my post-op apt or what??? But anyway I had an hour to kill before my apt and I have been seriously wanting a better camera so I went to Targe to look at some I have been researching online and then AFTER my apt I went to a couple other stores and once I honed in on the two I preferred I checked out sam's club and they had one but not the other so that pretty much made up my mind and I got myself a new Nikon.

I used to have an old minolta film slr back in the 80's and it was a GREAT camera but A I want a digital and B I don't know where that one is anyway. Between all my moves and being married twice it has somehow disappeared. I have been hesitant because of the price and I REALLY need a new pc but I take a LOT of pics and lately my point and shoot just isn't cutting it. The final straw was at the swim meet. It is SOOO slow and for action pictures it is just unacceptable and when the girls had their talent show it doesn't take pictures indoors at ALL. It tries to use flash and if you are more than about 2 feet away from the subject it just plain doesn't turn out. And I would LOVE to be able to get some night shots and on and on. Mainly though I want to get some good action photos of the girls swimming and playing soccer and basketball and so I am really excited to try it out!!

Hated to put more money on my cc but I look at it as an early birthday present to myself ;) I told Shane this way he doesn't need to get me anything although if he REALLy felt the need I want the telefoto lens LOL but that may have to wait.

I am just really excited to try it out at the meet on Saturday!! I took a few practice shots of the girls and just viewing them on the lcd screen they look amazing.

Anyway just wanted to share my excitement.

Hope you all are having a great day and talk soon!

You'll have to post a few pics for us to see. New cameras are so fun.

Mine is just a point and shoot but htat's all I need really. DBF is the photographer. He has the D300. Way too big and too many lens to change and filters and stuff like that. But he love sit. He's taken classes at the community college for photography.

I know what you mean about late reaction time on cameras. I press the button before DBF goes up the jump hoping to capture him in the air but all I get is his back fender if I'm lucky. :rotfl:

Right now there's not really any work for DBF (he's a commercial electrician) so he applied to do photography at Disneyland! I hope he gets the job! I will be going to work with him every weekend. :rotfl2:

Just don't get arrested for stalking him!:lmao:

[sameyeyam]

OK, I'm going to ask a dumb question. What is Juicy Couture? I think it's clothing isn't it? I'm thinking Juicy is a brand name, but what exactly is Couture? Guess I need to go look it up.

[sameyeyam]

Looked it up, no longer confused...well sorta confused. Seems to be an expensive line of clothing invented by two ladies, one the wife of a member of Duran Duran. Their headquarters is in a dumpy LA warehouse. They use quality materials and fabrics and only sell in expensive stores or their own stores.:thumbsup2

What I gather is that I will not own anything Juicy Couture until it is no longer in style and I can purchase it at garage sales for less than $1.:rotfl2:

[Canadian Traveler]

I buy Juicy stuff from Ross, Nordstrom rack etc... The only way it is worth it!!:)

[XTinabell]

I am so frustrated ladies. I have been going to the gym roughly 3 times a week, sometimes more some times less. I went shopping yesterday and I still can't fit into the size I've been trying for. I don't seem any closer either. I can see I lost some inches on my waist but nothing on my hips, thighs, bums or bazoongas. Seriously! Dh says I'm not exercising to lose weight, I'm exercising to be healthy. That's rubbish, I'm totally exercising for a small bum. I want to quit, I feel like all this effort and nothing is changing. Maybe I really do need to alter my diet after all. I don't want to though, I love pizza and burgers!

[kelmac284]

Morning and TGIF!! :)

Yeah Sara I know what you mean about the conveniece of a point and shoot versus the complication of an slr. I had my little point and shoot kodak and before that I had a sony and a different kodak but as much as I like just being able to literally "point and shoot" I have gotten SO tired of half my pics not turning out. I have deduced that if you want to take a pic of stationary objects in nice bright outdoor light then you are good! :) Otherwise forget it. And IF I can get my subjects (ie the kids) to sit still NO problemo but if they move at ALL it is blurry and my camera was NOT a cheapie either. My final straw though was, like you, when I tried to take pics at the meet this past weekend and I would get pics AFTER the fact. Mostly of a bunch of splashing LOL. Esp when they are in the water you just see a bunch of body parts but can't make much out.

I think I am DEF going to need a telephoto lens though. The standard lens that comes with I don't think will get all the way to the end of an olympic size pool. So if I start out at the blocks on one end I doubt I will be able to get all the way to the other end unless I walk along side and during a meet that is practically impossible cuz people usually stand all along the sides. SOOOO I am hoping I might get lucky and either get one for my b-day or get money so I can buy one ;) Other than that and a case I think I am good.

I took a few test shots of the girls but the picture quality is SO good you can see every little dirty spot and flaw LOL. They have a portrait setting so I think when I take photos of people from now on I will use that setting as it is supposed to soften them a bit. But I am going to use it at the meet tomorrow and if my pics turn out I will post a few. :)

Sara that is AWESOME about your dbf! My ultimate dream would be to work in DL someday. Not for the money obviously but just to do it! :) I feel your pain about your bf's job. My dh is a tile setter and has been struggling and ironically he is trying to get his electrical contractors license. He is a disabled vet though so they are going to try and use that angle to get work. I am a bit skeptical but hope that it works out cuz he certainly isn't having any better time at tile. Good luck to your bf though cuz that sounds SO fun and I would DEF be there with him too!! :)

Don't ask me ANYTHING about fashion LOL. I have heard of Juicy but that is about it LOL. My idea of fashion is sweats and a T-shirt LOL.

And Tina I SO feel your pain. I have yo yo dieted for the last 20 years. My last attempt I was trying to lose 50 lbs and lost about 35 last year and went from 192 and got to my lowest around 155 last year but then when my health took a dive and I had a TON of stress with my stepdaughter things went to heck in a handbasket and I have put 20 of it back on :( I have made some half hearted attempts to try and get back on the wagon but I just CAN'T get motivated. Too many health issues this year and just can NOT get into it but I NEED to as I can't fit into any of my dang clothes and I HATE the way I look right now. I am hoping after this NEXT surgery that I will feel good enough and FINALLY get my butt in gear.

Good luck to you and I hope the exercise finally starts paying off for you!!

I am off to work today and hope to find a decent and inexpensive bag for my camera so I can take it to the meet tomorrow. I don't want to just throw it in our swim bag like I do with my old one. Plus I am SO anxious to see what events the girls will be swimming, how well my camera does AND if Katy can do as well in her meet as she did at Time trials. Also I am hoping shelby has a better day!!

Then of course I am REALLY anxious for the big lost finale on Sunday. Anxious yet sad that it is ending.

Anywho hope everyone has a GREAT day!!

Take care all and talk soon!! :)

[funnygarcia]

As a matter of fact when we were on vacation in Florida I had to take a picture of DD and her BFF in front of the Super Target sign because their friends didn't believe Super Target existed.

She can drive around the metro and take one every 30 minutes if she really wants.. :lmao: It's harder to find a regular Target now.

The downtown Target got smart, they offer a nice selection of groceries including fresh meat and produce. I was surprised at the number of people grocery shopping there on Saturday, it reflects the recent trend of young professionals moving out of the suburbs and into the city, closer to work and "play". We aren't so young and professional :rolleyes1 but we do want to move into the city after the boys are done with school.

I buy Juicy stuff from Ross, Nordstrom rack etc... The only way it is worth it!!:)

Macy's has clearance frequently, last year's Juicy Couture PJ's and yoga pants are this years big bargain. Even I, the thrift store shopper, was tempted by the low prices.

Maybe I really do need to alter my diet after all. I don't want to though, I love pizza and burgers!
Maybe swap out for lower fat cheese and vegie burgers?

I'm amazed at the explosion of 100 and 200 calorie products on the market now. New products mean lots of high value coupons, free 200 calorie pizza? Sure why not. But taste.. meh....

I would rather make my own, cut back on the cheese, vegies instead of pepperoni, etc..

My family wouldn't agree though.

Mom? what did you do to the pizza??!! :scared1: :lmao:

[funnygarcia]

Kelly, definitely have your hubby take advantage of his status. I know it's hard to play the disabled card, but it might help in the current job market.

DH used state vocational rehab services to pay for his college, they could help with job search and talk to employers to make accommodations at the work site if needed.

[eatmypixiedust]

OK, I'm going to ask a dumb question. What is Juicy Couture? I think it's clothing isn't it? I'm thinking Juicy is a brand name, but what exactly is Couture? Guess I need to go look it up.

Looked it up, no longer confused...well sorta confused. Seems to be an expensive line of clothing invented by two ladies, one the wife of a member of Duran Duran. Their headquarters is in a dumpy LA warehouse. They use quality materials and fabrics and only sell in expensive stores or their own stores.:thumbsup2

What I gather is that I will not own anything Juicy Couture until it is no longer in style and I can purchase it at garage sales for less than $1.:rotfl2:

:rotfl: That is funny that you looked up the information. I love Juicy Couture stuff. When I was in SD a few months ago, I saw a Juicy Couture store at the mall. I bought 2 pairs of their socks. They used to sell the socks in Nordstrom but then they stopped for some reason. I'm not sure why. Their socks are not expensive and they are comfy and have cute patterns.

I do love their totes but I noticed that I am more drawn to their large canvas bags than the more expensive ones. I think the beach bags are cute and are roomy. :) I just like their stuff because it's cute and I like the pink and blue colors they use. :)


I buy Juicy stuff from Ross, Nordstrom rack etc... The only way it is worth it!!:)

I never saw Juicy stuff at Ross but I did see it on rare occassions at TJ Maxx. I also like the Juicy outlet in Camarillo. :) Ebay is also a good place sometimes.

I am so frustrated ladies. I have been going to the gym roughly 3 times a week, sometimes more some times less. I went shopping yesterday and I still can't fit into the size I've been trying for. I don't seem any closer either. I can see I lost some inches on my waist but nothing on my hips, thighs, bums or bazoongas. Seriously! Dh says I'm not exercising to lose weight, I'm exercising to be healthy. That's rubbish, I'm totally exercising for a small bum. I want to quit, I feel like all this effort and nothing is changing. Maybe I really do need to alter my diet after all. I don't want to though, I love pizza and burgers!

:hug: I'm sorry you are having a rough time Christina. I can understand your frustration. Losing weight is not easy and it's frustrating but so rewarding in the end. :hug: I recently dropped a pant size and am continuing to try to eat healthier. I don't have my X there to discourage me and be unsupportive and disrespectful of me wanting to lose weight anymore. I need to make myself go to the gym more often. I don't blame you for loving pizza and burgers :) I think it's just a matter of everything in moderation. It's really hard...especially when I'm in the market and see a bag of cookies or something that looks tasty. I just want to throw it all into my cart! :rotfl:

My sales manager was overweight and he lost so much weight. He started to go to the gym and decided to just stop eating breads and carbs. He said it's really hard, especially when his kids wave cookies and cakes in front of him, but he eats fish and chicken I believe and salads and is a lot healthier. He has a bad knee and works with a personal trainer at 24 Hr Fitness. He recently started riding his bike to work and lives farther from the office than me. I can't imagine riding my bike that far every day! :faint: I think by bike it may take him almost 45 minutes. :faint:

[eatmypixiedust]

Here is a pic of my robot necklace :)

http://i50.tinypic.com/14liyox.jpg

[MotoXPrincess99]

Good morning.

I just watched the Amgen Tour of California ride by my work. They started right up the street from where I work and are going all the way to Big Bear today. Like 135 miles I think.

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n128/MotoXPrincess99/photo-2.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n128/MotoXPrincess99/photo2-2.jpg

[XTinabell]

Woah! That is alot of bikers! :eek: That would have been awesome to see. Just imagine if one person wiped out, they would take down a whole bunch of others.

I went to the gym today, I'm not having the greatest day. I was crossing the street and looked both ways, there was nobody turning or coming (or so I thought) so I went, and this guy flew around the corner and he did not have his blinker on to tell me he was turning and then he honked at me! :eek: Hello! Turn your blinker on so I know you're going to turn and I would have gladly waited for you to go!

The workout was nice, it made me feel a little better. Then I decided it was nice out so I wanted to go out for dinner, but then it started to rain so that foiled those plans.

And then, my friend had told me she wanted to plan a going away party for me at her place. So I told her I wanted a wine and cheese night, but the only night we're free is on our other friend's b-day. So I said we could combine the two events as long as friend doesn't mind, and friend didn't. But friend didn't tell her bf and now her bf is planning a BBQ that same weekend. :mad: So I cancelled my going away and I feel sad. I feel unloved.
Poor organization + Poor communication + Poor planning = feeling unloved :sad1:

[XTinabell]

Looked it up, no longer confused...well sorta confused. Seems to be an expensive line of clothing invented by two ladies, one the wife of a member of Duran Duran. Their headquarters is in a dumpy LA warehouse. They use quality materials and fabrics and only sell in expensive stores or their own stores.:thumbsup2

What I gather is that I will not own anything Juicy Couture until it is no longer in style and I can purchase it at garage sales for less than $1.:rotfl2:
I know what you mean. I keep thinking I should get that $88 hat, but what if it blows away? That's like $88 dollars blowing away, actually probably $100 after shipping. 100 dollars blowing away. I might do it anyway, for the pom poms.


Maybe swap out for lower fat cheese and vegie burgers?

I'm amazed at the explosion of 100 and 200 calorie products on the market now. New products mean lots of high value coupons, free 200 calorie pizza? Sure why not. But taste.. meh....

I would rather make my own, cut back on the cheese, vegies instead of pepperoni, etc..

My family wouldn't agree though.

Mom? what did you do to the pizza??!! :scared1: :lmao:
Hmm, ya know, cheese is my very favourite thing in the whole entire world? I cannot have low fat cheese, that's like buying a brand new car and keying it. Taking away all the awesomeness. I LOVE CHEEEEEEEEEESE!
For the record, I'm not really fat I just want a really really small bum. It's the cheese that is probably ruining everything isn't it?
Did you also know, I don't really like burgers, I just like the cheese on top. :rotfl2:
I'm so scared to try a veggie burger. Do they taste like vegetables?
Here is a pic of my robot necklace :)




My sister would absolutely love that! You always find the coolest stuff.

[funnygarcia]

Hmm, ya know, cheese is my very favourite thing in the whole entire world? I cannot have low fat cheese, that's like buying a brand new car and keying it. Taking away all the awesomeness. I LOVE CHEEEEEEEEEESE!
Did you also know, I don't really like burgers, I just like the cheese on top. :rotfl2:
I'm so scared to try a veggie burger. Do they taste like vegetables?

:lmao::lmao::lmao: You crack me up!

You must be related to my dh, everything must have cheese on it.. even Chinese food which I think is hilarious! It's really bad because he isn't suppose to have too much.. salty, too much phosphorus. I know when his phosphorus is high, he starts itching. I glare at him and say "see, told you !" and he whines back " I can't help it! I just love cheese!" scratch scratch scratch :rotfl2:

There are bad vegie burgers and there are good vegie burgers. I like Gardenburgers or the black bean griller type made by Morning Star Farms are totally yummy! Boca brand is nasty! Reminds me of school lunch when the burgers were part soy and a vile shade of dark grey GREEN! ewwwww!

I wrap a black bean burger in a tortilla , some good lettuce greens, a bit of tomato, dab of ranch dressing and I feel totally stuffed. Oddly the black beans taste "meaty".

But I don't really care for meat anyway. I would go veg but the thought of making two meals every night loses the appeal. I torture the boys with occasional meatless nights. Hubby has fallen in lust for lentil tacos, the boys weren't so convinced. :rolleyes:

[funnygarcia]

Amgen struck a bell , looked it up .. oh yeah

Amgen makes a pretty penny with dialysis centers. They make EPO (Epogen), Aranesp and Sensipar all meds that kidney patients need on a frequent basis.

The nurses call the tiny jars of Epo liquid gold. Box of 10 vials is about $3000 Each vial contains 1 ml. If you get a dose in center they try to charge insurance $600, silly considering they buy vials in bulk. If you bought it on your own at pharmacy it would be half that cost. :confused3

dh doses sometimes use 1/2 to 3/4 of a vial each week.
We have to very carefully use every drop of liquid. Pain in the booty!
Sadly we have a 1/4 of a vial in the fridge that has been open too long to use. I feel bad wasting it.


At one point, dialysis centers were heavily using EPO, happily charging insurance huge amounts of money. Feds stepped in and established parameters that will allow billing/ use of epo only if the patient had a hemoglobin below a certain standard. Capping that little money maker. :thumbsup2

Good medicine, prevents the need for blood transfusions and further surgeries. But the price- YOWZA! :eek:

[eatmypixiedust]

I know what you mean. I keep thinking I should get that $88 hat, but what if it blows away? That's like $88 dollars blowing away, actually probably $100 after shipping. 100 dollars blowing away. I might do it anyway, for the pom poms.

Hmm, ya know, cheese is my very favourite thing in the whole entire world? I cannot have low fat cheese, that's like buying a brand new car and keying it. Taking away all the awesomeness. I LOVE CHEEEEEEEEEESE!
For the record, I'm not really fat I just want a really really small bum. It's the cheese that is probably ruining everything isn't it?
Did you also know, I don't really like burgers, I just like the cheese on top. :rotfl2:
I'm so scared to try a veggie burger. Do they taste like vegetables?


My sister would absolutely love that! You always find the coolest stuff.


I think the hat is cute. :) I don't think it would blow away but maybe there could be some way you could pin it down with bobby pins? I'm not sure since it's a big hat but just an idea. :) There is one Juicy purse I like but I want to wait to see if it goes on sale. I don't want to pay full price for it. It's really subtle and doesn't have the Juicy Logo on it. it's just a normal canvas purse. I'll post a pic later.


I don't really like veggie burgers but my little sister likes the Morning Star brand ones. I think my mom buys them from Costco too but I don't know the brand. Have you ever tried turkey burgers? They taste good and really aren't bad. I like the ones at Tommy's in the mall but I rarely eat there. I order it without mayo and tomatoes and add cheese to it, so it tastes good. :)


I like cheese too! I like pepper jack and also cotswold cheese from Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. There is also a really good cheddar chipotle cheese that I found in Henry's Market that tastes delicious and is good for sandwiches. :)

[funnygarcia]

mmmmm.. Trader Joe's.....

The one bad thing about not having a car right now, Trader Joe's is just too far away. Not that we went very often, but sometimes I have a hankering for a few of the goodies we enjoy.

I did a little happy dance when I discovered Target carries the same brand of the little frozen cubes of garlic, cilantro, basil, etc.. Makes my life a little easier to pop out what we need instead of watching the fresh stuff wither and die in my too small fridge or the too hot this time of year cabinet.

Now if I can just find a substitute for some of the nuts /snacky stuff (chili lime thai cashews, plain unsalted cashews, dried green beans) and the frozen chili lime chicken burgers (YUM!).
I picked up garlic Naan last time, scarfed it all up when we had TJ's green curry. All those oddball things that are hard to find (or pricey) at the regular grocery store.

[funnygarcia]

Got ready to walk to the thrift store, the weather did not agree with our idea. Pouring rain, spectacular lightening storm and BOOM of thunder!

Hmmmm , guess we're not going anywhere.
Having our movie marathon right now, little break between movies to pick up Domino's and paged thru Hot Topic online clearance.. found 4 shirts for Noah, cute shoelaces for me.. under $17 shipped. :woohoo: The boy needs clothes! He's gained some height lately, he's developed his own unique "dark" style, and he can't wear his dad's or brother's cast offs any more. Now we need to find him shorts and black jeans.

[kelmac284]

Afternoon all! I am back from the swim meet and exhausted but I wanted to share a couple pics. Unfortunately I am still learning and a lot of the action shots didn't turn out too well. My older daughter is just TOO fast and I have to figure out the rapid shutter release! But I got a good one of my younger one doing the butterfly and a couple cute ones of them with their friends.

I hope to keep learning and get some better ones later on. We don't have a meet next weekend because of memorial day and I have my surgery anyway so I won't be taking any then and the following weekend they DO have a meet but I will be going with mom to a shower in San Francisco and then the meet after THAT I am going to take my video camera as I haven't gotten any video in a few years. But I WILL be attempting more pics soon!

Anyway just wanted to share and hope you all are having a great day!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/kelmac284/DSC_0024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/kelmac284/DSC_0017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/kelmac284/DSC_0010.jpg

[funnygarcia]

Awesome shot of the butterfly .. amazing how clear and crisp they came out.. cool!!!

[funnygarcia]

I'm so proud of my son. Some of his classmates don't agree, but he is being strong in his beliefs and knows that he did what was right.


:goodvibes

[XTinabell]

Cool pictures. I love the first one with the girl in the back making the face with her swim cap :rotfl:

[XTinabell]

I'm so proud of my son. Some of his classmates don't agree, but he is being strong in his beliefs and knows that he did what was right.


:goodvibes

:thumbsup2 Wow that can't be easy to stick true to your beliefs when your classmates are against ya. Good for him!

[kelmac284]

Morning gals! Thanks for the compliments on the pics.

LOL Tina yes that girl in the back I didn't even notice till I downloaded the pics. TOO funny what kids do when they are bored and waiting to swim. And my younger one had drawn all these silly things all over herself. She really doesn't have a moustache that is ink LOL.

Overall they did VERY well. Katy is in the top medley relay and freestyle relay teams and they took 2nd in both and dropped their times in both and this was a REALLY tough team so we were really proud of them and this team will stick together all year so they should do quite well and will go to championships and should medal!!

Then indiv Katy swam freestyle and took 3rd, she swam the 50 free and also took 3rd and lastly she swam the butterfly and once again took 3rd. She was 3rd only too the other team and is still first in our team. She dropped all her times again so it was a GOOD day overall!

Shelby swam in the medley and free relay as well but was NOT on a very good time and they got dq'd in their medley (disqualified) and got last (5th) in their free relay. Indiv she swam the freestyle and got 1st in her heat and she swam backstroke and got 2nd and then swam breaststroke and got 5th.

She didn't have quite as good a day as Katy but better than last week!

Luckily the weather cooperated and although it was chilly it didn't rain which was good!

Today we are just hanging out and relaxing until tonight and I am anxious for the big lost finale.

Next week I have the dreaded dentist on Tuesday for a cleaning, bleh! And then of course my surgery on Friday which I am just anxious to get it over with. I am hoping for a VERY speedy recovery as Shane's birthday is Saturday and of course it is the holiday! I am actually planning to get a cake for him on Thurs in case I don't feel well enough to celebrate over the weekend. He wanted some new jeans which I had already gotten for him a few weeks ago and my birthday is the following Thurs and I already got myself my gift LOL (my camera) but he got me a new p.c. My old one was 10 years and had a LOT of issues. It kept saying it had no room left on the hard drive even though I dumped practically everything off it and it kept locking up and it took FOREVER to download anything. It was just REALLY old and I have been wanting a new one for AWHILE. So he found a nice and CHEAP one at Sam's. So now I have a new Dell. :) I think my mom is giving me money so I am hoping I get enough to get the telephoto lens for my camera and then I will be a total happy camper for awile! :)

Anyway that's bout it for me.

Mom may come over here in a bit and we may run out to the Galleria to check on the crocs for the girls. I want them to at LEAST try them on. Whether or not I actually buy them there is debatable but before I even order them online I want to confirm the sizes since crocs fit so weird.

Then it is just sit back, relax and wait for lost.

Hope you gals have a GREAT rest of your weekend!

P.S. B glad you enjoyed your marathon and that is awesome that your son is making good choices. Makes you feel so good as a mom eh? ;)

[sameyeyam]

I am so frustrated ladies. I have been going to the gym roughly 3 times a week, sometimes more some times less. I went shopping yesterday and I still can't fit into the size I've been trying for. I don't seem any closer either. I can see I lost some inches on my waist but nothing on my hips, thighs, bums or bazoongas. Seriously! Dh says I'm not exercising to lose weight, I'm exercising to be healthy. That's rubbish, I'm totally exercising for a small bum. I want to quit, I feel like all this effort and nothing is changing. Maybe I really do need to alter my diet after all. I don't want to though, I love pizza and burgers!

I'm at that same point. I can loose 5 pounds or so, but then seem stuck at that weight. The only time that I ever lost any meaningful weight was when I was walking regularly and on the South Beach diet. I know I should go back on that diet. It worked really well for me, eating 6 times a day and oh yes, it surprisingly had a lot of cheese in it (for I too like cheese!).

Here is a pic of my robot necklace :)

http://i50.tinypic.com/14liyox.jpg

I don't have a robot, otherwise I would buy it a necklace also.:thumbsup2



Woah! That is alot of bikers! :eek: That would have been awesome to see. Just imagine if one person wiped out, they would take down a whole bunch of others.

I went to the gym today, I'm not having the greatest day. I was crossing the street and looked both ways, there was nobody turning or coming (or so I thought) so I went, and this guy flew around the corner and he did not have his blinker on to tell me he was turning and then he honked at me! :eek: Hello! Turn your blinker on so I know you're going to turn and I would have gladly waited for you to go!

The workout was nice, it made me feel a little better. Then I decided it was nice out so I wanted to go out for dinner, but then it started to rain so that foiled those plans.

And then, my friend had told me she wanted to plan a going away party for me at her place. So I told her I wanted a wine and cheese night, but the only night we're free is on our other friend's b-day. So I said we could combine the two events as long as friend doesn't mind, and friend didn't. But friend didn't tell her bf and now her bf is planning a BBQ that same weekend. :mad: So I cancelled my going away and I feel sad. I feel unloved.
Poor organization + Poor communication + Poor planning = feeling unloved :sad1:

Chatty Hyena friends + 24/7 means of communication + love of Disney = Lots of friends here who love you and are excited you'll be back on "our time".:hug:

Amgen struck a bell , looked it up .. oh yeah

Amgen makes a pretty penny with dialysis centers. They make EPO (Epogen), Aranesp and Sensipar all meds that kidney patients need on a frequent basis.

The nurses call the tiny jars of Epo liquid gold. Box of 10 vials is about $3000 Each vial contains 1 ml. If you get a dose in center they try to charge insurance $600, silly considering they buy vials in bulk. If you bought it on your own at pharmacy it would be half that cost. :confused3

dh doses sometimes use 1/2 to 3/4 of a vial each week.
We have to very carefully use every drop of liquid. Pain in the booty!
Sadly we have a 1/4 of a vial in the fridge that has been open too long to use. I feel bad wasting it.


At one point, dialysis centers were heavily using EPO, happily charging insurance huge amounts of money. Feds stepped in and established parameters that will allow billing/ use of epo only if the patient had a hemoglobin below a certain standard. Capping that little money maker. :thumbsup2

Good medicine, prevents the need for blood transfusions and further surgeries. But the price- YOWZA! :eek:

So, could you have a doctor order a standing prescription for the stuff at a pharmacy, one that is nearby the dialysis center. Then you run over and get it. You know me, always finding ways to save money. I know your insurance covers it, but sheesh, no reason to charge them an arm & a leg.
Got ready to walk to the thrift store, the weather did not agree with our idea. Pouring rain, spectacular lightening storm and BOOM of thunder!

Hmmmm , guess we're not going anywhere.
Having our movie marathon right now, little break between movies to pick up Domino's and paged thru Hot Topic online clearance.. found 4 shirts for Noah, cute shoelaces for me.. under $17 shipped. :woohoo: The boy needs clothes! He's gained some height lately, he's developed his own unique "dark" style, and he can't wear his dad's or brother's cast offs any more. Now we need to find him shorts and black jeans.

May I suggest buying a $5 bottle of Rit black dye and throwing all the hand me downs into the washer.:thumbsup2 Problem solved, now everything including his skiivies and socks are various shades black!:rotfl2:

[MotoXPrincess99]

Good Morning!

Happy Monday!

On Saturday night DBF and I went out dancing with 7 of our friends for one of our friends birthdays. We had so much fun but my legs are still sore. :rotfl:

Today I am starting my official 1/2 Marathon training plan. Just stretching and strength training today with a 3 mile run tomorrow.

[kelmac284]

Afternoon gals!

Well unfortunately I am NOT at work today because yesterday I got a NASTY headache and not only is IT still lingering but now my stomach is bothering me. I think the headaches is half allergy related and half because of the weather constantly changing. Barometric pressure changes really affect me migraine wise and we have been going from hot to cold constantly round here. Mom and I ran out to the galleria to try the crocs for the girls and I confirmed shelby's size but still am not positive on Katy's because it honestly depends on the style and they had a pretty limited selection and NOT the ones she wanted. SOOO I "think" I know what size to get but not 100%. I went on their website and signed up for their newsletter to get a 20% off coupon and wouldn't you know it the code won't work. GRRRR. SO I have an e-mail in to the company but as of yet I have not heard back from them. Hrmph! I am hoping that they get back to me cuz I really don't want to pay full price!

Anyway then the rest of the day was spent relaxing till Lost and I thoroughly enjoyed all the shows.

Now today I am home trying to get some chores done round here but mostly just trying to relax and nurse my ailments. I am hoping they all go away before Friday because the LAST thing I need is to go into my surgery ALREADY feeling like DOO DOO.

I rescheduled my dentist apt tomorrow because if I ALREADY have a headache I don't want to deal with that as cleanings usually GIVE me a headache and don't want to deal with making things worse and I am going to work tomorrow anyway now since I didn't today (worked out anyway since we didn't get any checks in and I couldn't pay the bills today anyway :) )

I am most likely going to skip swim tonight as well although Shane and the girls will go and then I am hoping to feel better by Thur because not only do I have to work but I want to get a small cake and pick up some rental dvds to celebrate Shane's birthday which is actually saturday since I doubt I will feel up to it.

Otherwise we have no real plans for the holiday weekend since I don't know how long I will be down. I am "hoping" I feel better by monday so perhaps we can go to a movie or something but not counting on it. I DO need to be better by Wed as the girls have pictures for swim. So that is my goal.

Anyway that's it for me. I am going to go back and lay back down.

Hope everyone is having a good day!

[eatmypixiedust]

Hello,

Kelly- those are cool pics :) My little sister is part of the CSA Swim Team :)

Christina-I'm sorry that your going away party did not pan out well :( That really is a bummer. :hug: Just as Alison said, we are all happy that you will be on the same time wave length as us and hopefully we can chat with you more often. :goodvibes

Saturday I went to Disneyland and just had a nice time. I called Melody to see if she was in DL but she was over in DCA with 2 Divas and were going to do some wine tasting. I think she was meeting up with her DH afterwards. I was hoping to see her but at least I got to chat with her for a bit :) She did invite me to join them while they drank wine but I told her I don't drink alcohol but thanks for the invite. :cutie:

I had to get a bracelet made for my little sister in Frontierland. She saw mine and wanted one too. OMG, the line was terrible!! This is the line for the stand where they personalize it and engrave your name and can add little charms to it. It was just really unorganized and caused a lot of confusion for guests waiting. They had one CM running the machines and one manager ringing up customers. Then they have that small stand next door and the cashier was ringing up guests and sending them over to the other stand to have everything engraved. They didn't tell us where to stand and such to hand over our merchandise and to also pick-up the merchandise. It was just one big mess. A lot of guests were pissed off and on top of all that, they misspelled names incorrectly. :scared: Not good... I hope they figure out a better system to organize that better.

I took some pictures which I will try to post later. :) Hope you are all having a good day.

[funnygarcia]

So, could you have a doctor order a standing prescription for the stuff at a pharmacy, one that is nearby the dialysis center. Then you run over and get it. You know me, always finding ways to save money. I know your insurance covers it, but sheesh, no reason to charge them an arm & a leg.


He actually hasn't needed any since October, we have a vial in reserve if needed. Typically if they can keep his iron up then his hemoglobin doesn't dip. He gets IV Iron (Venifer) during his monthly appts as an IV push med.

Home hemo patients typically need less EPO, they are not exactly sure why. For some reason frequent dialysis keeps the hemoglobin up. :confused3
The center sends home a vial or two as needed, charges $500 and Medicare says NOPE, we give you this much instead. His other insurance agrees and only pays the remaining 20%. Doesn't stop the huge corporation that is DaVita to try to charge more... they keep resubmitting monthly bills in triplicate to his employer insurance, which in turn denies the claim as it already has been paid by both Medicare and the insurance (and sometimes the state). I laugh when I see the statements, HA! screw you money hungry jerks! :thumbsup2 :laughing:

Today I am starting my official 1/2 Marathon training plan. Just stretching and strength training today with a 3 mile run tomorrow.

:yay: Awesome!

[funnygarcia]

I don't want to get into details..

E and I are concerned for ds safety at school.. related to my earlier post.
E will be going to the school in the morning to talk to the principal and deans, their policy is bullying and harassment is not acceptable and they take any threat seriously.. yet they haven't made an effort to ensure our son's safety.

Now ds doesn't want to go to school, I don't blame him. He has three weeks left, if it was a shorter time we would consider pulling him early.

[XTinabell]

Hello,

Kelly- those are cool pics :) My little sister is part of the CSA Swim Team :)

Christina-I'm sorry that your going away party did not pan out well :( That really is a bummer. :hug: Just as Alison said, we are all happy that you will be on the same time wave length as us and hopefully we can chat with you more often. :goodvibes

Saturday I went to Disneyland and just had a nice time. I called Melody to see if she was in DL but she was over in DCA with 2 Divas and were going to do some wine tasting. I think she was meeting up with her DH afterwards. I was hoping to see her but at least I got to chat with her for a bit :) She did invite me to join them while they drank wine but I told her I don't drink alcohol but thanks for the invite. :cutie:

I had to get a bracelet made for my little sister in Frontierland. She saw mine and wanted one too. OMG, the line was terrible!! This is the line for the stand where they personalize it and engrave your name and can add little charms to it. It was just really unorganized and caused a lot of confusion for guests waiting. They had one CM running the machines and one manager ringing up customers. Then they have that small stand next door and the cashier was ringing up guests and sending them over to the other stand to have everything engraved. They didn't tell us where to stand and such to hand over our merchandise and to also pick-up the merchandise. It was just one big mess. A lot of guests were pissed off and on top of all that, they misspelled names incorrectly. :scared: Not good... I hope they figure out a better system to organize that better.

I took some pictures which I will try to post later. :) Hope you are all having a good day.


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wine. I love wine and I love cheese. I went and bought some awesome Italian cheese's today, I had so much fun picking out some cheese with the cheese monger. He gave me some new good ones to try out. One is a cheese made with saffron, OMG Sooooooooo good. Ya know pixter, my theory is that wine isn't really alcohol. It is so delicious and usually alcohol is bleh, so if it's good it can't be alcohol. ;)
I don't want to get into details..

E and I are concerned for ds safety at school.. related to my earlier post.
E will be going to the school in the morning to talk to the principal and deans, their policy is bullying and harassment is not acceptable and they take any threat seriously.. yet they haven't made an effort to ensure our son's safety.

Now ds doesn't want to go to school, I don't blame him. He has three weeks left, if it was a shorter time we would consider pulling him early.

Oh no! :hug: I'm so sorry to hear that your ds is having so much trouble for being true to his beliefs. What a shame. Hopefully the school can work with you to put a stop to this before it gets worse. Poor guy. :grouphug:

[kelmac284]

Good morning girls!

Rochelle I am glad you had fun this weekend at DL. Too bad you couldn't catch up with Mel and just have a coke with them. I just love Mel to death she is such a sweetie! Mom and I are going to be there in June. I don't know if you ever can get there during weekdays since we won't be there on the weekends but would LOVE to say hi if you can. We arrive on the 21st (monday) and leave on the 25th (Friday). Let me know if you think you can stop by for a drink a ride just to say hi whatever ;)

Tina the cheese shopping sounds fun. That is one thing about Europe that I loved was how they have all the little speciality shops vs the big supermarkets. Not saying they DON'T have supermarkets, they probably do now. I was there in 83 and back then my relatives went to the bakery for their bread and the butcher for their meat and they did have some small stores for can goods and such but they pretty much bought fresh food daily as they lived in small apartments and had an apartment size fridge. I know it would personally drive me nuts cuz we are sam's club shoppers and buy in bulk LOL but I guarantee it is so much healthier that way and more fun!! :)

B I am so sorry about what is going on with your son. We had a TON of issues with my stepdaughter and the school did virtually NOTHING. She ended up dropping out but we considered taking her out and homeschooling her and I am now seriously thinking of switching the jr high and high school that the girls will feed into because I was NOT happy with the ones that our grammar school feeds into as those are the ones my oldest went to. I hope you can get everything resolved and that he can get through these last few weeks and find SOME enjoyment and not feel miserable. The last weeks of school are supposed to be fun not a scary time! ((hugs))

As for me my head was killing me all day and into the night again. I went to bed at 8! For the time being I am feeling a little better. I took a darvocet last night and that helped a little. I cancelled my dentist apt for today and now my mom said the commissions didn't come in so just wait till Thurs when I was going to come in anyway. SOOO I get a repreive for the week which is good considering I don't feel that hot anyway.

Girls did well at practice last night I guess and shane has set up a special training for Katy to work on her dives, take offs and turns. I am really excited to see how their relay team as well as she indiv does at the next meet. I won't be there so I will have to have shane call me.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and talk soon!

[funnygarcia]

:) Thanks everyone, hopefully this will all blow over. I had hoped the weekend would help it calm down.. but now with Facebook UGH! :sad2:

Everyone "knows" what happened, making for some bad rumor mills and choosing of sides. When you watch those news programs about cyber bullying, you think.. that won't happen to my kid.. sadly enough it does happen.

I don't understand the current rules at this district, other districts call for immediate expulsion due to zero tolerance. You've heard the news reports.. As simple as a kid bringing Tylenol to school. This was more than that and ds wanted to help this student by doing what was right.


My dh deals with this crap all the time (teaching in an urban school). I know it's naive but I didn't think it would be an issue in our district. Or at least not until high school. :guilty:

[Funball]

hi i am funball! and i would like to know where i can find a forum for california adventure!!

thanks!! :)

[kelmac284]

Hi and welcome. To my knowledge there is no specific forum JUST for CA. If you want to ask questions you can go to the main Disneyland board and should get most of your questions asked. What would you like to know? Perhaps one of us can help you. I have been there MANY times and know it very well as do some of the others I am sure so if it is a question you have feel free to ask. :)

[Funball]

Ohh cool thanks . I don’t really have a question. Was just looking for the discussion threads on DCA! I don’t really have any questions right now…but thanks for your help anyway! :yay:

[sameyeyam]

[QUOTE=funnygarcia;36756548]I don't want to get into details..

E and I are concerned for ds safety at school.. related to my earlier post.
E will be going to the school in the morning to talk to the principal and deans, their policy is bullying and harassment is not acceptable and they take any threat seriously.. yet they haven't made an effort to ensure our son's safety.

Now ds doesn't want to go to school, I don't blame him. He has three weeks left, if it was a shorter time we would consider pulling him early.

Hope things work out ok. Schools seem to go one way or the other, either over react or don't react at all. Kind of makes you wonder where they all lost their common sense.
:sad2:

[kelmac284]

Morning gals! Happy Hump day!

Yesterday it was actually nice till later afternoon and then it POURED again. It was ok though cuz we rented a bunch of movies that we had wanted to see in the theaters and got all caught up since we skipped swim. We rented Extraordinary Measures, The Messenger, Dear John, The Road, Legion and that one with Mel Gibson where his daughter is killed (forgot the name). Extraordinary Measures was really good as was Dear John. LOVE Nicholas Sparks! Not as good to me as the Notebook or Message in a bottle but still good. The Road was extremely depressing but still OK and the Messenger was good as well but also depressing.

I will be taking those back today and we will watch the other two tonight.

It was a perfect night to have a movie fest. We usually on go to the movies for REAL blockbusters like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, the real biggies and so all these other smaller films that I see and think, hey I would like to see those, I usually just wait and rent :)

We WILL go see Toy Story 3 though and prob a few others over the summer. I am debating about taking the girls to see Shrek. IF I feel better by Monday we may go see that or something else. We shall see.

Anyway I am off again today so more chores to do and then tomorrow I am going in to work and then we will have a little small family celebration for Shane's birthday and I am supposed to hear from the hospital with last minute instructions about my surgery.

Then Friday is the big day. Katy has a swim party at school for getting no citations all year and I sure hope the weather cooperates! Other than that we have NO plans for the weekend as I am not sure how long it is going to take me to recover but as I said IF I feel better after a few days we may attempt to do some stuff. It remains to be seen.

Anyway that's bout it for me. Hope everyone has a GREAT day and I hope you all have some fun plans for the holiday weekend!! :)

[funnygarcia]

DH talked to the principal, she was not aware of the threats... uhhh, do your deans not talk to you :confused3
She took it seriously as we had documentation as proof.

The student in question will likely be given out of school suspension for the threats.

He only got two days of in-school suspension on the previous incident, two days were he was not supervised the entire time.. gleefully telling other students "tell him I'm going to..." during breakfast and mouthing threats outside a classroom window while ds was in class. :sad2:
The point of in school suspension is to remove the student from the general population, to be supervised at all times.. obviously someone dropped the ball. :rolleyes1

Dh talked to his own principal and asst principal, they agreed that our school was too lenient. Okay, so I'm not a crazy helicopter mom .. :rotfl2:

Ds and this student only have PE together, he rides bus/ ds walks... that made me feel better about the situation. If it becomes an issue, I don't mind sending a note to pull him from PE.

Now it's just a matter of waiting it out for what is left of the school year.

-----------------------------------
Dh finally was convinced to use facebook. I found all of his co -worker buddies and friended them for him. It's funny how much he screwed up at first trying to figure out how to post.. he uses the mobile version only, which is slightly different. He has a wicked dirty mind.. always wants to post little jabs, jokes.. but then he remembers the boys can read those too. Forcing a little filter between mind and typing fingers. :lmao: This will be good for him. :thumbsup2

[kelmac284]

B I am glad that the school is doing SOMETHING! I hope that this helps and I agree if you have to pull him from the class. School and being a teen is hard ENOUGH without adding bullying to the mix. I hope this stops!

That is funny about your dh and facebook. My dh was on it before "I" was LOL. He is obsessed with his computer. WAY more than I am. Hope you have a good day! :)

[Funball]

kelmac you were soo helpfull yesterday that i have one question,maybe you can help me!

under your screen name you have a like a qoute "I wish I lived near one of the parks so I could go anytime I wanted"


ok so i have seen some members that have qoutes there but in different colors and they got them to move.. how do you do that? :rainbow:

[kelmac284]

Actually there was a person on the boards called the "tag fairy" lol. I am not sure who this person is/was but no one has seen them for awhile so they may have left the boards. I know that there is a way you can go into your profile and add quotes yourself but I don't know if you can color or animate them. I am REALLY bad about this stuff LOL. But as for MY particular quotes and I know a lot of the people's they were added by the tag fairy. Perhaps if you ask a moderator they would know more but that is the extent of what I personally know about it. :)

Hope that helps and feel free to ask any questions and if I can't answer them I am sure someone can. :)

[Albort]

hahaha, mine is worse. :P

[funnygarcia]

hahaha, mine is worse. :P


what is worse? your tags or your day???

How does it feel being a home owner now? :flower3:
I know work has been rough for you per your facebook posts, what the heck are they doing in ODV????! :confused: Pix tells me she has had several bad experiences in a row, someone not trained properly and odd ways to organize staff... it's frustrating to guests and I can't imagine how the CM feels in the situation.



I did a whirlwind of grocery shopping this morning, totally confusing my sis explaining the deals. I walked her thru an order, but forgot to tell her to separate one batch to ensure a print out of a catalina coupon.. oops! :blush: She was shorted a $4 print out :guilty:

She plans to go back later in the week and run another round. I had already been once on Sunday, did 5 orders. Did another 6 today.

My head is spinning to keep it all straight but I'm stocked for 6 months on Miracle Whip and salad dressing. Nice stash of cheese and hot dogs in the freezer to last a little while. :woohoo: Wish I had more cheese coupons, this special offer pops up once a year. Last time I got enough shredded cheese to last about 6 months, I hate paying full price for anything!

Not sure what store chains are participating, Albertson's should be as they are also owned by the Super Valu chain. Scoot over to A Full Cup or Hot Coupon World and see if your local chain is doing the same deal.

After catalina and coupons:
I paid 20¢ each for Oscar Mayer hot dogs or bologna.
80¢ for wheat thins - 10 oz
19¢ bbq sauce
7¢ miracle whip and salad dressing
82¢ for cheese -8 oz

And to make the deal ohhhhhhhhh so sweet..
I have a buy $30 get $10 rebate :banana:

Does free food taste better?
Heck yeah!

:rotfl:

[Funball]

thanks!! Kelmac!!

for the info!! ;)

[kelmac284]

Morning and happy Thursday everyone.

You are more than welcome sara! ;)

I hope you get your tag!! ;) And I hope we see you around more often. If you like feel free to tell us more about yourself. I for example am 42 (43 next week) am married and have 2 daughters 10 and 9 and live in Northern CA. I work part time and am a HUGE Disneyaholic. I have been an AP holder since 06 and have also gone on 2 trips with the Divas on these boards (that is a group of other gals that love Disney). It was a LOT of fun.

I have also been to Disney World 3 times and hope to get back there again soon.

My next Disney LAND trip is in June with my mom and my girls. I can't wait!! :)

Anyway that's me. As I said if you feel comfortable you are more than welcome to share a little about yourself.

Anywho yesterday I finished watching the movies I had rented. Legion was weird like I thought but Edge of Darkness was really good. That is that Mel Gibson thriller. Shane and the girls went to swim but I stayed home to clean up the dinner stuff. Last night we finished watching the movie and by the time it was over we were taping idol so I just went to bed. I heard who won and I am pretty happy with it. I will prob watch the show today when I get home from work but I am glad with who won!

I am off to work today to get everything wrapped up before tomorrow and a friend of ours is picking the girls up from school today and taking them to her house to play and then Katy and her daughter have a private lesson to hone some of their swim skills before the next meet. Then I am not sure what they will do between that and reg swim practice but then tonight we are going to celebrate Shane's birthday with cake and some cards and I am going to watch the last Fast Forward. I am still so bummed they cancelled it. The fans have a petition in to try and bring it back on another channel but I think it is doomed. I lost like 3 of my fav shows this season :( Tv next year is not looking too promising. Looks like I might be on here more LOL.

Anyway then tomorrow is my surgery and I am ready to get it over with but anxious. I have had several surgeries so I know what to expect but still I always get a little nervous.

Anyway that's bout it for me. Hope you all have a good day and are looking forward to a fun weekend!!

[funnygarcia]

Kelly, Hope you have a lovely evening with family tonight and I know Friday will go very well. Wish you speedy recovery so you can enjoy your family and upcoming trip. :flower3:

I guess ds is working on his own bad boy image.
He has in school suspension today.:sad2:

He told us about everything and though it was an innocent mistake, I agree with getting the one day. The dean told ds he would call us and never did, no note sent. If ds hadn't been truthful we never would have known. What the heck is going on over there?? :confused3

He had let someone use his PSP at a friend's house. Unknown to ds, the person downloaded a :blush: video. The PSP is new to ds he wasn't quite sure how everything worked. He brought it to school (1st mistake), played with it in the PE locker room (2nd mistake) and hit the video to play, (the final nail in his OMG what were you thinking????!!)
gathering a crowd of onlookers watching for a minute until ds realized what it was "eeek!" and turned it off.

This was 3 weeks ago.

Fast forward to now, dealing with the student he turned in.. yep, in retaliation the student turned ds into the police liaison. Isn't middle school just a big ball of fun times?? :rolleyes: Not sure if I want to laugh or cry.. laughing feels better so there it is.. my very nice young man has become "that bad kid". :headache: :upsidedow :lmao: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

Just 11 more days of school, it can't get worse .. right?? please?? tell me it can't get worse????! :faint:

[kelmac284]

Thanks B. I am trying to stay calm but I just got a call from the surgery scheduler asking me if I had done my labs. I was like uh YEAH. When I FIRST went in over a month ago for my initial consult she had me do bloodwork and then when I went in for my pre-op last week she asked me AGAIN if I had done any labs and I said yes and that was the end of it. Now TODAY I get a call the day BEFORE my surgery and the lady says I was supposed to do MORE labs. I was like and you are telling me this NOW!! I can't do it TODAY as I am working! Why in the hell did they just NOW figure this out! GRRRRR! Then she asks me if I had my EKG. I was like do you even HAVE my file! SHEESH! All I can say is after ALL this they BETTER not cancel my surgery because of their incompetence cuz I will be livid. I have WAY too much going on in the next few weeks with the end of school and our trip! UGH!

As far as your son is concerned I feel bad for him cuz he didn't know what that other kid did and suspending him for what someone else did seems lame BUT I guess he shouldn't have taken the psp to school and I guess he learned his lesson on that one. We used to get after stepdaughter ALL the time about that. Simply because we worried about it getting stolen etc. But I hate to say it CAN and does get worse but your boy sounds like a pretty good kid so hopefully he will follow the right path and you won't have anything to worry about. He seems like he has a pretty good head on his shoulders and you should be proud of the actions he has taken. I wouldn't worry too much! :)

I am sitting here at work waiting for mom to get here to go over everything. SUCKS when the company is so far in the hole that I can't do my job till I figure out what we have to move around to pay the bills. BLEH. It has been like this for about 3 years and it is SO stressful working like this. I wish this economy would finally get a little better but I fear for our company it may be too far gone :(

Anyway have a good one and thanks so much for the well wishes!! :)

[Funball]

might as well tell about me! that's the only way your going to get to know me!:)

well let's see i just joined this dicsussion board, but i am also a member of 2 others, not with same screen name. my name is sara. i am 5 foot nothing, 136 lbs, blonde-ish(well a weave with brown) short spiking hair in the back and smooth and to the side usually pinned in the front, i call it the "rock concert in the back and business meeting in the front" . umm i have postd 2 threads since i started here, one on ADD in adults in the disabilities forum on what disney can do for me, and one thread on what you like to eat when you go to DLR. I do have ADD, hence the disabilties thread, i also have learnng disabitiles that range in spelling, mixing words up and not being able to do anything that invlovles math!! i also have aspergers syndrome-it's a high functioning autism.
;)
umm i love disneyland, oh yeah i am 30, not married-no kids. I have have an PAP, i freaquent the parks here in california alot, it keeps me grounded! I love the bright colors that disney puts in the parks! anyhow umm i have a dog, i do photography in my spare time- i am not a proffesional, but i self taught myself, and i only do black and white. i posted already two of my photos of disneyland stuff in the members gallery here on disboards. i have many, many more even photos of disneyland cats. i will post one here when i get a chance!:)

i think that is it.. ohh wait i work, i work for a finance company(kinda ironic since i can't add worth a dime!!) but i do the insurance part so i don't need to use my not so great math skills!! lol i also can't spell, i don't know the differnce between where and were and there and thier.. soo please if you want u can help me with that! cause it bugs people that i get it wrong... :)

ohh and as far as disney trips.. well there not trips for me since i live 20 mins away from the parks it's more like a regular day for me, i tend to go between 5 and 9 times a month! i deffinantly use my pass! :)

anyhow that is it!! sorry it's soo long.:yay:

[funnygarcia]

:) Welcome Sara / funball

I'm Bernice. Domestic Diva, occasional PCA, home dialysis tech to my dh and mom to two young men who are giving me gray hair! I live in MN, the land of lakes, mosquitoes and wild weather ranging from hot one day to snow the next in MAY! May people!! We had snow in MAY! Not that it will snow now, it's hot and humid.. UGH!

Don't worry about the spelling, I have this strange disconnect between my brain and my fingers. Only thru use of auto-check am I able to see my odd spellings to correct before I post. Ask some of the regular on this thread and they will tell you all sorts of odd things I have said in the past until I started with the auto check. Oh wait, I still say odd things. :lmao:

You're in a good place.
My dh and possible ds are ADD and they both have learning issues.. I had speech issues, still do if I talk too fast.

I do some respite care of my young nephews, both on the spectrum. Both totally different in need and abilities. It's interesting to me that everyone is lumped together with one label when there are so many unique characteristics of each person. Unique abilities, unique views on the world.

I try to go to Disneyland once a year, thank goodness for tax refunds! Lived in California for one year, loved going to DL just about every weekend. But my family was terribly unhappy, my dh was terribly depressed and sickly .. we moved back to MN.. back to the same apartment building. :laughing: Everyone is much happier, much more broke too but hey isn't everyone right now? To keep our expenses minimal, I'm a power coupon user and deal finder. I cry when we have to pay full price for anything.

soo uhh yeah.. I wrote a mini book.. but that's me. :thumbsup2

[Funball]

It is funny how in a way that so many people are like me in the disabilities range.. but yet we each have our own thing going on, like I can’t do math and what not, but for someone else it could be writing.. etc. I don’t normally go around telling people that I got aspergers and what not, they tend to not take it very well and don’t understand it, but you all seemed like a crowd that would understand plus you all wanted to know my stats so I out all the info on me as I could! :)

As I mentioned I live in California, I got the ap, pap actually it just made sense. I was going to the park 5 times a month, spending the full price etc , parking also! But it just made more sense that as the Disney nerd that I am to get a PASS! And oh boy does it make a difference. I am all about those discounts, and I coupon shop also!! I love coupons too! And then since I got the pass I frequent the park WAY to much then a normal person would, in fact my brothers( I got 4) all tell me a nerd and that there is way more to life then Disneyland, but Disneyland keeps me in check and grounded, and plus with my disabilities since I been going to Disneyland they have seen a change in me(for the good).:cutie:

I also had problems talking!!.. Yeah I didn’t start to talk till I was 2 ½. That’s also a main cause why we knew I was “different”. a lot of kids don’t talk till they are 2 and don’t start to make sounds and what not till 1.. Well I was none of those.. I also volunteer at the local animal shelter on Sundays, I work with the cats even though I am deathly allergic to them—they are just soo freakin cute-- until my eyes start to swell and I start itching!! lol:rotfl:I also just had a car accident 3 weeks ago,my car was totalled but i got a new car and i named it "maribel".i think i am the only nut on the planet that does that

And I like your palm tree avatar!! ;)

[funnygarcia]

Well that's sucky Kelly, hope the doctor's office straightens it all out with the labs. The last few times dh went in for procedures they drew labs when he arrived at check in. No one told us he needed to do labs, we prefer to draw our own thru his access because he doesn't have many good veins left on his non-access arm. Some are just the basic protime / blood clotting and hemoglobin so they have a baseline. Those are quick turn around results so I don't see the need to go in advance for those.

We've been given an appt time, show up and scolded for being late and had listed dh as a "no show".. uhhh what??

The time we were given was the actual procedure time, but the scheduling nurse failed to calculate prep time when she told us. It was all odd considering we sat in the lab for 30 minutes while they dickered about if he needed a protime or not. Did no one check him in with the radiology procedure room?? :confused3

And unless you have a heart issue (or maybe if you were over 50) or if it's a major surgery (not outpatient). I don't see the need for an EKG? The only baseline done for dh was when he had his transplant. :confused3

Yeah, screwy! Could you have them drawn at the hospital after work? Most hospital labs are open late hours for outpatient draws. Much faster after hours than going to the doctor office.. better "sticks" too.:thumbsup2

[kelmac284]

Oh you are not going to believe this one. GRRRR. I knew I was going to get a call today from the surgery center confirming everything but of course they called when I went to pick up the girls and I left my phone at home. This day is getting worse by the minute I tell you!!!

First of all I wondered what in the heck Shane was thinking setting this whole special practice up for Katy when it was set to storm and sure enough right as I was leaving work the heavens broke open and it started pouring and thunder and lightening and on and on. So I called him and said what do you think and sure enough he texts me back and says pick them off the lesson is cancelled. SOOO I run up there and get soaked and sure as heck the hospital calls while I am there.

Then they leave a message saying see you tomorrow at 1!!! I was like WHA???? My surgery was scheduled for 8!!!! So I call them back and say I don't think so. I have my paperwork RIGHT here that says 8! So they say well your Doc's office scheduled it not us. So I call THEIR office and they say well we had to reschedule it cuz the doc couldn't do it that early. More like she probably didn't want to roll her butt out of bed!!!

I was livid. I was like did you think about telling ME this!!! I mean I specifically TOLD them that I can't do late surgeries because of my severe migraines and requested an early morning surgery. And I KNOW that they do them because my last TWO were early. In fact my bladder surgery was at 5:45 A.M.!!! I was like and you tell me I have to have a ride well my ride is scheduled at 8 NOT 1! People can't change their plans at the last minute like that!!!!

Then they said I can't have any of my meds but I was always told in the past I could have SOME and she says well the anesthesiologist will call you later. I am just so disgusted right now and so help me they BETTER not tell me the labs are no good when I get there tomorrow. So far they haven't said anything so either they are accepting the ones from before or they might do them when I get there who knows. She said all they needed was a CBC and a UA and possibly something else but I am not sure. That was all I heard on the phone. I know I did a CBC last month and don't know how much that changes but the last few I had the numbers were all just fine! And I KNOW I don't have a UTI! Plus I know you can do a urine culture right then and there so that is no big deal.

Anyway I am just so disgusted cuz these things make me nervous enough as it is and then to have to add all this crap on top of it GRRRRR!

Ok, off my soap box! Back to our regularly scheduled programing.

Thanks for listening or reading or whatever! ;)

[MotoXPrincess99]

http://adisneyworldsports.disney.go.com/media/ewwos/pdf/sports/endurance/2010DLHMCOACourse.pdf

Here's the route I'm be running in Sept. 13.1 miles...what was I thinking???:sad2:

[funnygarcia]

I bet you can do it! Get out there and build up your miles of endurance.
Even if you don't finish, it's not the end of the world. It takes courage to even try to tackle something like that.. heck I'm happy I can walk to the thrift store and back (about 4 miles) and that's with stopping halfway to rest and splurge on an iced mocha. :laughing:

Go for it!