Chicago area Diser's - check in here Part 4

[Tiggerrn2]

Good evening all.
Well, I finished the under bed sort: barbies, Bratz, Polly Pockets, clothes for baby dolls and American Girl dolls, dress-up clothes, DollHouse stuff for FisherPrice Loving Family. Then moved to dresser: beads, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and rings, found misc. parts and pieces. Moving on tomorrow to closets, drawers, and toy box. Never in my years did I dream DD was such a pack-rat. I think she needs a shrink for compulsive hoarders already. I took all of her stuffed animals and put them on the kitchen floor and when she came home from school I asked her to sort them out and she could only keep what would fit in the one container and a few for her bed. Beanies could go in a small rubbermaid container. What didn't fit, we'd give away. Do you know she managed to squash them ALL back into that one container? She doesn't want to part with one of them!!! Hoarder I tell you.!!!
Slo glad to hear the closing went well. So much easier when you have a nice family moving in.
Becky good job on the shirt.
Debbie, throwing things away is so freeing. I am having the best time seeing the tops of counters again.
Jedi, sounds like you got some really nice gifts from DH. Seems he still thinks fondly of you. Maybe you two can work it out? Best thoughts.
Hi to everyone else.
Talk to you tomorrow.

 

[Sk8Leigh]

Do you know she managed to squash them ALL back into that one container? She doesn't want to part with one of them!!! Hoarder I tell you.!!!

A girl after my own heart!

 

[slo]

I have not had a sore throat like this for a long long time Last night I used Cloraseptic spray, and that helped a little Plus I took some Advil PM's to help me sleep, and take the edge off the pain. I sure hope I'm not coming down with a huge cold

bigben - Thanks for the info on the pirate thing in Wisconsin We may have to check that out.

Debbie - Since you weren't here last spring, I'll give you a quick recap on my Grandma passing away. She passed away very unexpectedly on March 10, in the hospital, a couple of days after her knee replacement surgery. We were very very close, and it was a total shock. This has been a very hard year for all of us.
**That picture is beautiful!!!!

Bunchkin - That picture of Bon Jovi made me do this I forgot about how he looked like that. He is alot more sexy now

HERSEY - I love Market Day I need to order from them this next time. I'm now out of soup (the soup I had last night came from them) and I need some other things. What is your favorite Market Day item?

Tiggerrnn - I'm so glad to hear that someone else's daughter does that. When I clean Steph's room, I walk out with 2 garbage bags full of garbage - it's amazing!!!!! Rarely, does she ever miss something after I throw it away.
**Thanks for the continued hugs!!!

To everyone else - Hi there!!


Well, I best get going and wake Steph up for school
Have a good day today everyone!!!

 

[DonnaW]

Good morning, Chicago friends...

Sandy, I am glad you felt better about the closing on your grandmother's house after you met the people. I am sure it was a very difficult day. And, I'm sorry to hear you have such a bad sore throat. Hope you feel better soon.

Leigh...I still haven't found the time to watch the ice-skating shows I taped over the weekend. It's good your fav won, though!

Debbie...what a beautiful picture! Thanks for posting that.

Jedi..I am glad Toby is back home safe and sound.

Hersey...congrats on booking your air for your trip! What airline do you usually use? And I love Market Day stuff, too!

Bunchkin...laughing out loud at the pic of your sexy man! (?)!!

Hi to everyone else, and hope you all have a great day today!!!

 

[Tiggerrn2]

Morning all.
Sandy, go to the doctor. Strep is going around schools right now like crazy. You may need antibiotics. for you to feel better soon. Did your Grandma have a blood clot or did they say she had a pulmonary embolism? Those are commom after those types of surgeries.
Leigh, I'll send her to stay with you for a while. New place = extra room, right?
Hersey, when are you leaving again? You made extra ressies, Right??!!! Lots of us here need to get to somewhere warm as well.
Market Day is the best. My kids love the marinated salmon. DD loves the frozen pudding cups. (p.s. so do I) I just love that it's so easy to toss things in the oven from there. Great for meals when you forget to thaw something ahead.
Back to the sorting. Have a great day everyone.

 

[Bunchkin]

Good Wednesday Morning Everyone!!!

I am so cold and I have 2 layers on! Brrrr!!
Like some of you, I decided to turn down the heat a bit. Our house is big and the heating bills can get high. Now I'm wishing I hadn't turned the heat down!

Lauren stepped off of the front porch wrong this morning while heading for the bus and fell. I tried to comfort her as much as I could before the bus got to the stop. I thought she just hurt her knees, but she said she hurt her nose and one of her teeth. So she must have fit her face on the sidewalk too.
Poor kid!!

bunchkin - Toby's home and safe and sound. Now I can relax He brought me some pretty jewelry and a beautiful handcarved wood Macaw (parrot). Very pretty.
By the way, that pic of Bon Jovi - if I hadn't seen the chest hair, I might have thought that was a woman!

That was very thoughtful of Toby to bring you back some gifts from his trip!
That chest hair is SCARY!!! I for one am very grateful that he shaves/waxes it off now!!!

Bunchkin..I like your new siggie!

Thanks!!!

Bunchkin - That picture of Bon Jovi made me do this I forgot about how he looked like that. He is alot more sexy now

I totally agree that Jon looks WAY better now!!
That's why I said that I'm glad the 80's are over!!
I'll have to find a better picture of him to post!

Sorry to hear you have a sore throat! Lots of that going around!

We do a lot of Market Day here each month. We really like that potato soup too! The kids really like their Chicken Gems and the chocolate chip pudding cakes.

Bunchkin...laughing out loud at the pic of your sexy man! (?)!!

I don't think I referred to THAT picture as being sexy!!





I doing some of this today: Same thing I was doing yesterday!
And I really need to vacuum too.
Maybe getting my body moving will warm up my cold bones!!

 

[SamIAm21]

Slo: Hope you feel better soon, but don't feel too bad -- late in the day yesterday, it felt like I got hit by a truck and now I have a head cold. Blah. I thought this week would be better just by sheer force of will! Oh well, viruses are mightier!! I concede! I can't see how any bug could live in this weather! Sheesh! I went to bed the minute I walked in the door last night. My daughter, brave and true, kept me company while I laid there trying to rest.

Bunchkin: Megan told me yesterday, she thinks she's got this bus thing down pat. I said, wow, you're a quick learner as it had only been two days! Too funny!



Tiggerrn: Don't feel bad. Megan has tubs of stuffed animals and a couple bags too. You know those bags that comforters/bed sets often come in. Yep, two of them full of stuffed animals. She adores them and can't part with any yet either. I won't make her just yet either because my Mom used to give away my stuff without even asking me and once she gave away my most favorite Winnie the Pooh and I was so heartbroken. Obviously, I still remember her betrayal 30 years later!! I've never seen another one like it. It wasn't fuzzy, but felt like and it had velcro on his paws, so you could pose him anyway you wanted. Sigh

So, until Megan is ready to let go, I guess we'll have to just find places to put them.

I do clean out her room once a month and get rid of all the little junk items she's accumulated. I try to nab McDonalds toys and doo-dads from birthday parties and chuck them out. She never misses that stuff. If she asks where they went, I say, I have no idea, they're your toys.

Well everyone stay warm.

Sam!!

 

[Tiggerrn2]

I do clean out her room once a month and get rid of all the little junk items she's accumulated. I try to nab McDonalds toys and doo-dads from birthday parties and chuck them out. She never misses that stuff. If she asks where they went, I say, I have no idea, they're your toys.

Well everyone stay warm.

Sam!!

I do the same thing. "No idea where that toy is, haven't seen it." Gotta love those McDonald's toys they just have to have. And paper trash. I found more little bits of paper trash all over!!!

 

[Bunchkin]

Sam I'll be meeting 'Miss I Know Everything About Taking The Bus' at the bus stop this afternoon to make sure she gets off on the right stop. Lauren has Young Rembrandts starting today so she won't be on the bus with Megan.
I'm sure the driver will remind her too.

 

[Sk8Leigh]

Leigh...I still haven't found the time to watch the ice-skating shows I taped over the weekend. It's good your fav won, though!

Yeah, there's so much stuff! They did a lot of live coverage this year. It was funny, though, the results would sometimes come up on the internet before they were on the tv.

Here's Evan with his trophy and medal.

 

[SamIAm21]

Sam I'll be meeting 'Miss I Know Everything About Taking The Bus' at the bus stop this afternoon to make sure she gets off on the right stop. Lauren has Young Rembrandts starting today so she won't be on the bus with Megan.
I'm sure the driver will remind her too.

Thanks!

 

[What the Heck]

Just came by to say Go Bears!!!!

 

[slo]

Okay everyone, I'm in the process of having a real pity party for myself (that's me playing a violen for myself)

I started having alot of knee pain after I started working out, and it's been getting progressively worse. Not only do they hurt, but they sound like crunching rice or squishy shoes when I bend at the knee or walk up stairs. So I decided to go to the doctor today for my sore throat and for my sore knees. He gave me an antibiotic for the throat and had x-rays done of my knees. He said the x-rays look fine, but obviously, my knees aren't fine (he can clearly hear the noise they make). So he's going to schedule an MRI done on my knees to see what is going on in there. He told me until then, no more working out, and no more putting any stress on the knee. He said that this could be a problem stemming back from when I ran before, or my knees could be out of alignment because I may walk abnormally due to my heal spurs (same like Bunchkins). He said that he can't say right now if I will ever be able to run again or not.

I told my mom that it's just not fair that I have all these problems, and they keep coming. I now have the following (and this is the reason for my pity party).
*Rosacea in the eyes
*The possible beginning stages of glaucoma
*Bulging disk, swollen joint, and arthritis in the neck
*Raynauds Syndrome in my hands
*The problem with my knees
*The heal spurs
*I'm sure liver damage is around the corner from all the Advil, Tylenol, and etc that I take everyday

Am I whining today? I'm afraid I am


Well, I guess I should go rest a little bit before Steph comes home.
Sorry to be a whiner today, but it felt kinda good to type this out and get it off my chest.

Talk to you later!!!

 

[SamIAm21]

*Rosacea in the eyes
*The possible beginning stages of glaucoma
*Bulging disk, swollen joint, and arthritis in the neck
*Raynauds Syndrome in my hands
*The problem with my knees
*The heal spurs
*I'm sure liver damage is around the corner from all the Advil, Tylenol, and etc that I take everyday

Am I whining today? I'm afraid I am


Well, I guess I should go rest a little bit before Steph comes home.
Sorry to be a whiner today, but it felt kinda good to type this out and get it off my chest.

Talk to you later!!!

Sorry you're feeling so blue today. You definitely have had your fare share of "stuff" lately. I hope they just find a little water on the knee or something simple. I have had really bad knees for a while now too and I don't even want to know what's going on down there. There are days when I can't even bend them to walk up and down the stairs. I look like Herman Munster going up and down stairs.

However, I have to question the judgement of running with a bulging disk anyway. Geez Slo! You sure you want to aggravate that? There are a lot of great exercise things you can do that won't mess up your knees. I guess the marathon thing might be out the window, but there's still lots of goals out there to conquer.

You have Rosacea in your eyes? My goodness, I didn't even know you could get it there! I have a patch on my cheek that flares up now and again.

I think you/everyone are entitled to a whining day every once in a while.

I'll keep you in my thoughts and throw some pixie dust on you in hopes of nothing more than just plain ole creaky knees.

 

[slo]

Sorry you're feeling so blue today. You definitely have had your fare share of "stuff" lately. I hope they just find a little water on the knee or something simple. I have had really bad knees for a while now too and I don't even want to know what's going on down there. There are days when I can't even bend them to walk up and down the stairs. I look like Herman Munster going up and down stairs.

However, I have to question the judgement of running with a bulging disk anyway. Geez Slo! You sure you want to aggravate that? There are a lot of great exercise things you can do that won't mess up your knees. I guess the marathon thing might be out the window, but there's still lots of goals out there to conquer.

You have Rosacea in your eyes? My goodness, I didn't even know you could get it there! I have a patch on my cheek that flares up now and again.

I think you/everyone are entitled to a whining day every once in a while.

I'll keep you in my thoughts and throw some pixie dust on you in hopes of nothing more than just plain ole creaky knees.

Thank you my friend!!!!

 

[Bunchkin]

slo We are so here for you!!
I sure do hope that it's nothing seriously wrong with your knees.
Take it easy and try not to over do it!
The one thing you don't want is to make the problem worse.

Lots of being sent your way!!

 

[jedi_librarian]

slo - as queen of the pity party (me), you have every right to vent and complain and anything else you want!

 

[HERSEY]

Can we have cake and ice cream with our pity party?

Slo Sorry to hear about your knees giving you trouble. Maybe it's just this blasted cold air! I want warm sunshine.(insert my whine)

I'm waiting for Alex to finish his homework so I can convince him we need to go to the mall. I found out they reopened the Cinnibon. I need one :thumbsup It was a whiner's paradise today at work.

 

[jedi_librarian]

Can we have cake and ice cream with our pity party?

Slo Sorry to hear about your knees giving you trouble. Maybe it's just this blasted cold air! I want warm sunshine.(insert my whine)

I'm waiting for Alex to finish his homework so I can convince him we need to go to the mall. I found out they reopened the Cinnibon. I need one :thumbsup It was a whiner's paradise today at work.

Someone is retiring today and they had Costco cake here. YUM. I love Costco cake. It was chocolate, with chocolate mousse filling, too.

 

[Becky2005]

slo: Sorry to hear about your knees!

Ever think the cold is making you into a dork? I ran to the library thanks to DIS so I could get the book "Five People You Meet in Heaven", I pull up the street & see blue/orange ribbons on a pole & thought "what weird colors - why are they doing blue & orange?" Then about 2 seconds later the "D'oh" factor hit me that it was for the Bears! I'm blaming the weather! That's my story & I'm sticking to it.

Oh well...and to think this is my running aound like I'm an insane person day. At least I can read my book while DS10 gets tutored this week.