Wow I can't believe I am the first one up this am. We got Beth moved downstairs. I was concerned enough that I put a baby monitor in her room.
I think I am living in a rainforest. I just won't stop raining. My pond is starting to overflow in the backyard. Keeping my fingers crossed it clears up today.
Jillian - I couldn't figure out what it was??? Spell out part of it and them put in the stars. Inquiring minds want to know!
Tammie - March, huh? I can do that!!!!! We came down this year for a weekend in March, so if we go in November, it might be time for a quick trip in March!
The lizard on the back porch was a SKINK, according to one of the guys that runs summer camp. He described it perfectly, said they are totally harmless and have no teeth! I told Jeff next time I WILL just let Bucky out to have his way with them. And I don't know what happened to this one. I hunted for him last night on the porch but I think he got out. Whew!
Just had a little scare though (7am is TOOOOO early for this!) when I went down the street to let my neighbor's dog out. I go in the house and I hear "beep beep beep." Great! They have an alarm and didn't tell me! So I take big ole Baxter, their golden retreiver, out to do his bidness. When I come in, still "beep beep beep." All I can think is that surely the police won't handcuff me and haul me off. After all, if I were there to rob them, would I have pulled up in a golf cart in my pajamas??? I hadn't even brushed me teeth yet!!! So I stopped and listened and it was the alarm CLOCK in the bedroom. Whew! So I won't need any of you to bake me a cake with a file in it! But thanks for the offer!
Then, I pull the golf cart into the garage, step out and see (literally!) the BIGGEST spider I've ever seen in my LIFE! Why do I keep capitalizing words??? Anywho.... I know I've said this before, but they just keep getting bigger! This one was seriously about as big in diameter (legs included) as a softball, and the body alone was about the diameter of just smaller than a golf ball (barely smaller!). It was horrible! I told Jeff if I would have stepped on it it would have thrown me off balance!!! Oh, how I hate Florida!!!!!
No wonder you were in the toolshed looking for weapons! Cammie - Once again, Debbie will be so proud of you with all your smilies!!!! I'd never heard that word that Jillian used. Hmmm... down here we just call y'all "yankees."
Kinda funny, cause when we moved to SC from Ohio, we found out that a lot of southern hospitality is very phony. A lot of southerners really do NOT like northerners. To them it is still the "war of Northern aggression." But once we blended in, we came to love southern living! But we still tease all our friends up north about being "yankees." One guy used to tell me all the time that a southerners biggest nightmare was a yankee with a U-haul!
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Finally a nice warm/cool day in MA! Last night we finally got the pool completely filled and ready to go and now it's going to be cool all weekend long. I'm sure the girls are going to go in the pool no matter what the temperature is, so I'm not worried.
I opened the door to the backyard and what do I see - that's right my first SNAKE of the season!!That's right they're back! You have to understand my DD8 has been known to stay in her room for weeks in order to stay way from Snakes. Last year she saw 2 of them minutes apart in two different spots of the yard, I didn't think she was ever going to come out of her room that month.
So today I'm going to finish making shorts for the girls and then probably veg out today!!
Hope everyone is having a good day!!
Ok - I'm getting hit on by the two guys here to service my boiler (and no, there is no sexual innuedo in that statement!) Too bad they are old and smell like oil!
Where's the oil guy that looks like George Clooney?
I'll be back to check out the posts I've missed.
Where is the tag fairy NOW?????
Okay Cammie, from now on when you say your prayers, you need to be more specific. Rather than just saying, "please send me a hot guy... or two" you need to say "please send me a hot guy - cute hot, not sweaty hot - ... or two."![]()
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Oh good grief - they just left! Very funny and very nice - not my type though! But they kept me downstairs talking -- poor Amanda was upstairs by herself!
Anyhoo - Renee, sorry you're still not feeling well. I hope the new meds do the trick for you! You should be a lovely vision over the next few days!
Kara - The photobook came out sooo nice! I think I'm going to do one for our June trip. Now, did you say you can use both photopass pix and your own? Do you have to purchase the photopass cd to used those pix in the album? Or can I bypass the cd, have a bunch of photopass pix taken and then use them just for the album? Am I making sense?
I've started to get a few things together for our trip. Will put alot more together this weekend when the girls' are at their dad's. I went into Lauren's room last night and she had all of these post-its hanging up with reminders of things to bring to Disney. She also tells me she really needs to start packing her carry-on..........packing her carry-on 10 DAYS ahead of time - I've taught her well!
Well, the girls and I are heading out for chinese food. See you all later!
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Beth enjoyed the slip n slide until she was blue. That child will be in the coldest water. katherine did it too. Wish I would have taken pictures...
We actually got some sun today! should be nice for the grad party on Saturday! I was worried that I would have 40 people in my house - 25 is really the limit to our DR and LR. Our den is in the back of the house and it is at this moment a playroom for the kids.
He is a little worrier, too! He has had so many changes in his little life lately.
And the mom has turned into a good friend for me. I think they are the only "real" people we've met since moving to FL. There are a lot of "posers" out where we live. Yes, we live on a golf course, but it's a public course. And a lot of the people we've met act like it's a country club. Know the type? We laugh and call ourselves the "DOMs" as in "domestics" cause we are the only house we've seen out here that has two domestic cars in the driveway.
And it's funny cause Jeff's company car is a bright blue Ford Five Hundred (aka Taurus). It's so ugly! But we drive it everywhere cause the gas and miles are "free." So, how do you like your Hummer now, Biff and Muffy Poser?
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Just a side note for anyone who is living in the areas that are flooding. My heart and prayers go out to you. I hope you and your family are safe. What I've seen of the rivers overflowing looks so much like New Orleans I just hope people will be able to bounce back better then they have down there.
Be Safe!!Just a side note for anyone who is living in the areas that are flooding. My heart and prayers go out to you. I hope you and your family are safe. What I've seen of the rivers overflowing looks so much like New Orleans I just hope people will be able to bounce back better then they have down there.
Be Safe!!
You do have a clubhouse, right?
have a wonderful Friday!I had a cleaning person Well 5 of them actuallyI totally agree with you Tina! I hope Debbie's home is okay - when is she supposed to be back? The storms have been so scary this year - and the rain and flooding, it's heartbreaking to hear some of the stories.
Hope your DD has a fun picnic!
Does anyone out there have a cleaning lady? I'm back on the fence again - it's just so hard to keep up with it and I end up stressing myself out! I don't know what is a "fair" price to pay so I want to get some feedback from others.
none of them lasted past one cleaning. On avg. they charged $85 a week and I still cannot figure out what they did. Good morning ladies!
Renee, how are you doing? I hope things aren't too rough for you.
Thanks Kara and Cammie for the TLC! I'm feeling better this morning. Myles is still crying about his stomach hurting. I was worried about a bowel obstruction, but the doc said his tummy was soft. So this morning he is up crying and he can't poop. Mark, his daddy is giving him some prunes and some peppermint tea so I hope he can go soon. We have a big couple of days coming up.![]()
Kara that is so funny about the "posers." People are really funny, aren't they? I think you should just pretend your golf course is the country club and go with it!You do have a clubhouse, right?
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Okay, I have to go get some coffee -have a wonderful Friday!
I am also trying to lose 40 lbs before and will be starting Jenny craig on Monday.
Yea!!!!! You can also drink diet soda or tea, too! I really hope you love it as much as I did. Also, if you have a 25% off coupon for food, stock up as much as you can afford to do right off the bat! It will save you big $$$$!
I had a cleaning person Well 5 of them actuallynone of them lasted past one cleaning. On avg. they charged $85 a week and I still cannot figure out what they did.
Yikes! I had one at our last house for $75 per cleaning and she came every other week and she was awesome! Each week she did something extra like (silly, but it all helps!) cleaning out the dog's bowl, picking up Ally's playroom, cleaning the over, blinds, windows. But down here my neighbor is paying so much more!
Luca has constipation problems and we use warm almost hot water and a teaspoon of sugar. If the prunes and tea don't work try this it never fails,Even in adults.
I still keep a jar or two of baby food prunes for Ally - works every time!
I will try to be around for DP tonight if anyone else is going to be. We will be making Pina Coladas and Margaritas to get them out of the freezer no more drinking on Jenny Craig H2O only!!!!
That's right! no booze for you for awhile!
) and I was trying to flush him out. I had a long handled broom and was shoving it all over the place. He may have been in Ally's rain boots that were laying out there. I tossed them outside (rather, shoved them with the broom!) so hopefully he was in there and he's gone now.
I've had 4 over the past couple of years. I agree with Jillian, they just dont' clean as well as I'd like for the $$. One was flaky. Way too much drama with her - she charged $78 for 2 hours. I've had two that charged $100 and just said "till it is done" Funny, I can't clean my bathroom in two hours, but they were both out of here in under two hours. One was a team of two and one was solo. My most recent was a team of two for $85. About an hour or maybe two is all they stayed. They did ceiling fans, blinds, baseboards - whatever. If there were dishes in the sink, they'd clean them.Does anyone out there have a cleaning lady? I'm back on the fence again - it's just so hard to keep up with it and I end up stressing myself out! I don't know what is a "fair" price to pay so I want to get some feedback from others.
Mia has terrible problems - like so bad we've had to do crazy things. Our Ped recommended 8 oz of warm water with a tablespoon of Karo Corn Syrup. Most babies love it - it acts as a softener, doesn't really make you go. That never worked with us. Mia wouldn't drink it. Then the ped said try Pear Juice. Two 8 oz cups of that works in about 6 hours and is really messy. One will get results, but it may still be hard. Think of a scale 1-10. 1=apple juice, 4=pear juice, 10=prune juice in strength of making you go. Pear juice is stronger than the Apple/Prune combo. My Doc is 65 and specializes in gastro at our top teaching hospital, so I trust him. I've had to use half a glycerine supository twice. Hated that! Oh - the juice has sorbitol in it which the food doesn't - and that is what makes you go, so juice is a better choice than the food. Prunes also cause a little distress/cramping of the stomach, so they recommend Pear as much as possible. Hope some of that helps! Poor little guy!!!Renee, how are you doing? I hope things aren't too rough for you.
Myles is still crying about his stomach hurting. I was worried about a bowel obstruction, but the doc said his tummy was soft. So this morning he is up crying and he can't poop. !
Jillian, good luck on TTC. We (okay I) got a little nutty with all that. Let's just say that all three of my pregnancies were VERY planned. I'll be thinking of you!!! Lots of babydust!!Laura- I forgot to say Yes Mike and I will start trying for another smunchkin after this next trip. I am now just monitering everything to make sure it stays stable. I am also trying to lose 40 lbs before and will be starting Jenny craig on Monday.
Kara- You have helped me choose JC and I have a meeting for Sat to start things out they are doing 20/20 I also got a coupon for 25 off of food.
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Well, the skanky, stinky, skink is still out there! I was talking on the phone to my neighbor, and the next thing ya know, her husband comes over wearing gloves. He tried to catch it and throw it in the woods but we couldn't find it! I was very brave though. Before he came over, I had on my boots (winter snow boots!!!!) and I was trying to flush him out. I had a long handled broom and was shoving it all over the place. He may have been in Ally's rain boots that were laying out there. I tossed them outside (rather, shoved them with the broom!) so hopefully he was in there and he's gone now.
And now, back to my life in the Amazon!![]()
Dear, why do you have winter snow boots in FL?
Does anyone out there have a cleaning lady? I'm back on the fence again - it's just so hard to keep up with it and I end up stressing myself out! I don't know what is a "fair" price to pay so I want to get some feedback from others.
Thanks Kara and Cammie for the TLC! I'm feeling better this morning. Myles is still crying about his stomach hurting. I was worried about a bowel obstruction, but the doc said his tummy was soft. So this morning he is up crying and he can't poop. Mark, his daddy is giving him some prunes and some peppermint tea so I hope he can go soon. We have a big couple of days coming up.![]()
Kara- You have helped me choose JC and I have a meeting for Sat to start things out they are doing 20/20 I also got a coupon for 25 off of food.
I'm feeling okay so far. The mouth burning has started. LOVELY. All other systems seem okay thus farThanks for asking. I figure I'll be safe until Sun. That is probably when it will go down hill. I'm taking Lactobicillus too to ward off the effects. It is going to rain today - that is so good. My yard looks fried already and I don't want to drag out the hose in the 90 degree weather to water it! I'm just lazy.
One time, to help relieve his constipation when he was a baby, his mother put parsley stems up his bottom. I swear!
Before he came over, I had on my boots (winter snow boots!!!!) and I was trying to flush him out. I had a long handled broom and was shoving it all over the place. He may have been in Ally's rain boots that were laying out there. I tossed them outside (rather, shoved them with the broom!) so hopefully he was in there and he's gone now.
I do! I do! And - yeah! This topic gives me a chance to break out some new smileys......![]()
Cammie, step away from the smilies!!!!!
I tried to go without one after my divorce (to save money) and just realized it wasn't working. My whole house was never clean at the same time. I would only have time for maybe one task a day and by the time I was done, it was time to start all over again. I pay $70 for two women every other week.They are not the best at dusting but man, do they get my bathrooms and kitchen sparkling clean!![]()
I don't know how I'm getting away with paying what I do; I know neighbors who pay over $100! Oh - and they also changes the bedsheets!![]()
Do they commute to FL??
The visual I'm getting of this in my head is cracking me up!!!!!![]()
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So I know they're out there, and it's only a matter of time before I see one!Then my neighbor told me that he has seen 4 snakes since he moved in last winter, and one of them was about 4-5 ft long crossing from his street toward my yard!!!!!So I know they're out there, and it's only a matter of time before I see one!

Cammie- You are down to single digits Woo HOO!!!!! I got some shirts at Michaels and the Kids ones at Target. I was looking for a tank top that might hold the image the ones with the ridges I was afraid wouldn't?