Team Focker Watch Chat - in the 11th Hour

[DisneyJo]

Well, our kitchen is officially done. We had our walk through last night with the owner of the company. He wanted all the hairy details of all the ups and downs of our project. We gave him some constructive critisism that he really was receptive to. I'm glad it's over, though.

Wooohooo and good for you telling them what you thought, any photos?

I'm so tired. I started on this new medicine for migraines last night (Topamax) and the side effects are drowsiness and dizziness. Check and check. I feel really weird. I'm thinking of laying down.

Oh no, feel better

JO: I'll check my "stain removal guide" for pollen....

So, it's not quite as short as the article I had shown you all, but I think it's doable. My hairdresser was worried about too many short layers in my heavy hair.

Very cute, you'll have to also post some where you've played around with it

Look what i found to help remember...

I always confuse those two, thanks

 

[askelton]

Hi Janet! I'm glad you're feeling better. Do you need me to send you some audio books?

T, did you post pics of your kitchen?

CE, sassy hair! I like how the back flips up a little. Will you be watching tennis tonight as well?

Dawn, you know how I feel about cruising. Unfortunately since I have lovely new pipes, I will not be going for my b'day.

The inspector was here by 9 this morning so I called the drywall people as soon as he left, and they were already full for today. However, that actually turned out to be good news because I was supposed to go to lunch tomorrow and I just saw that my computer is going to be delivered! i HATE THIS LAPTOP! See how I always push cap lock when I don't mean too?

 

[cmp1111]

CE, sassy hair! I like how the back flips up a little. Will you be watching tennis tonight as well?

Thanks, that's due to the "sticky stuff" and I might be able to mess with the top that way, too!

And, yes. D's gone and so I imagine I'll park myself in front of the TV!

I just saw that my computer is going to be delivered!

Hooray!

 

[1Princess1Prince2006]

Hi Fockers!

Haven't been around for a few days. Not really busy, just being kind of lazy. I've read along though. Hopefully I can remember what I read...

Rosie - for the trip. Your just days away now.

Sam - Congrats on booking your wedding. Sorry the trip was a little on the slow side for ya.

Angela - The pipes and everything sound like no fun. Glad it's all fixed though and to the new computer coming tomorrow!

CE - I love the new haircut. Sorry you had such a rough morning. Lindsey hasn't gotten to that point YET but I know it will be coming.

T - to the kitchen being done! Glad the guy took the time to listen to you and heard what you had to say.

Kat - I agree with T and the trampolining.

Hi Janet! Glad to see you around and that your feeling better!

Hi to all other Fockers I left out.

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I bought my books yesterday for fall quarter. Holy cow were those suckers HEAVY! I have 3 classes and the only book that wasn't huge was Anatomy and luckily I get to use that book two quarters in a row. It'll be interesting this quarter.

Didn't do much today. Lindsey has school and DR and I stayed home. I cleaned up a bit and did some laundry. I was hoping to get to the library to pick up some books I have on hold but never got to it.

I've been having computer problems these past couple of days. Our internet was acting really slow and just wasn't right so I tried reinstalling everything and that didn't help. I called Comcast and still they weren't able to help. Finally I downloaded Firefox and things seem to be running just fine. Heck, even faster that Internet Explorer. I need to take it in though and have it looked at. I think there is a virus somewhere slowing it down and need to get it taken care of before something really bad happens.

So, that's about it for me. Hope everyone has a good night!

 

[englishrose47]

Evening All !! Well everyone is just about packedThey had me check which was good as they both forgot PJ's !!Judy saays she is packed too but didn't ask meto check hers

The case review went better than expected soo no big Family Feud !!!!!I did all the money for the next 2 weeks ,took hours to figure it all out !!Now I hve aload more of paperwork and ledgers to do and pray I can finish by noon on Friday!!
Add to all that and the SIL is being weirder than normal and causing Judy heartache a usual !! The divorce is not final yet plus he knows we leave in 2 days so why not try to spoil things !! Drama that is just a way of life!!!

Hi Janet Hope this helps !!!

 

[mrsksomeday]

Janet - It is so great to see you here. I hope you are all better very soon.

Sam - Sounds like the trip was a little stressful. Going with people with mobility issues really changes a trip doesn't it? Congrats on the wedding booking!

Angela - Congrats on the new computer, I hope they get the drywall done soon.

CE - That haircut is fantastic! I am sorry about the morning you had. It always seems when you want the kids to be quiet they wake people up.

T - YAY about the kitchen!! I hope we get to see pictures soon.

Kat - I agree with everyone else. Trampolining just confuses the real issues, until you work on them all the trampolining in the world isn't going to fix his resentment, only working through why he feels that way will do that .

Lori - Have you run any scans on your computer? Done any spyware scans? Anti virus? Have you ever done a disk defragmentaion on your computer?

Jo - Did you get the pollen out?

Rosie - You are such a sweet person, I don't know why drama follows you around all the time. I hope soon to be ex son in law stops bothering Judy and you have a great trip!

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This past weekend we went to a minor league baseball game to see my son Josh's live in g/f's son, so our kinda grandson? sing the national anthem with his school choir. Christian is 11, he and Hannah are the ones we are surprising wth the WDW trip in November. He is diagnosed ADHD, but Bill and I noticed many Aspie traits. He looked at me at one point and said "well we are having a friendly conversation aren't we"? I just adore him. He stated a little later "next time you go to Disney World you should take me". It took all I had not to say "Ok, how about November?"

The secret keeping is KILLING ME. I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!

 

[HomeschoolMama]

It took all I had not to say "Ok, how about November?"

The secret keeping is KILLING ME.

When and how are you telling him?

 

[mrsksomeday]

When and how are you telling him?

On November 3rd, we pick them all up. Here is Hannah (she will be 5 in Dec) and Christian (will turn 12 on the trip):

Christian thinks we are taking him to Bill's parents Smoky Mountain cabin for being good in school and his birthday. We are driving to Nashville to spend the night, because it is too far for us to drive all day with Bill .

After we check into the hotel, we will go for dinner, come back and tell them I have something on the laptop for them to see:



Then we will try to calm them down for the trip the next day! Only 54 more days.

 

[lazydoxy66]

Happy witching hours everyone!

JO is bored. She did ironing and threw out some lilies.

You just reminded me. I need to get out and start whacking some of my flowers and greenery down for winter.
Yep, It’s all Disney’s fault that I spent too much. I won’t blame it on you like some people.

CE admits she is limited in the hair skills department. She is sleep deprived and sanity deprived. She is having a lot of morning drama with the boys. She got her hair cut.

Sorry about the morning drama. The hair is cute.

KAT - Went to work too early but they let her stay. The air mattress isn’t so good. She relaxed with a good book……store. She is getting her resume done. She reports that the physical attraction is still there for KC.

I hope that the mattress doesn’t cause you any lingering back pain. Can you say where the resentment is coming from or is it too personal? Evidently he doesn’t resent you enough to keep out of the ‘bedroom’. I don’t get it. Have you been back to the therapist? It would be interesting to see what they thought about your ‘trampoline-ing’. Please don’t let him take advantage of you just because you can’t get out on your own. This really disturbs me. Sorry. I know you love him. I’m saying it out of sisterly love.

ROSIE had to track down a consumer and ask her to come back. Kyle seems to think that Disney is an acceptable excuse at school for missing a few days. She reports that everyone is packed. She has work caught up on the money stuff.

Have a great trip ROSIE. I don’t know how your consumers and staff will do it with out you!
Hey you tell Kyle I am all for Disney being an excused absence. I'll try that one with my employer.

CEL BEL had a ‘working’ vacation. She and Marc need a do-over. Their wedding is booked. She has finals this week.

I’m so sorry about your little trip. I do hope that everyone is doing OK. Congrats on booking your wedding. Good luck with finals. What are the on this time?

LESSA is pooped and started school classes yesterday.

Are you still planning on working out during your down time between classes? You might wait until you get a routine going. Good Luck with everything!

ANGELA had to wait on the inspector for the pipes. He got there at 9AM. Now she just needs the drywall patched back up. She getting her new computer today.

on both things.

JANET says she is getting better. Her eyes are still hurt. She sees the specialist again next Tue.

BIG HUGS TO YOU JANET!!!!!!

T is busy with a capital B. She apparently grows 2 extra heads in the morning. The kitchen is done.

Pictures please! --Of the kitchen not your extra heads.

DAWN needs help with her Disney plans for the rest of this year into next. She’s confused.

MEL was here…. Very briefly….. I think.

DEB was having trouble with affect and effect.

I'm no good at any of that stuff.

LORI got her books for fall. She didn’t realize that she should have been lifting weights for the last few months in order to carry them. Her computer is giving her some trouble.

I have Firefox too. I hate Explorer. That’s what we have at work. It bites. I hope they don’t find anything serious on your computer.

MrsKS is having trouble keeping the WDW trip a secret from her kinda-step-grandkids.

You have a strong will. I absolutely could not do it. This surprise and all the nice things you’ve made and gotten are going to blow their little minds. They’ll be spoiled for life!

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I did some exciting stuff yesterday....... I cleaned the house! I even tore apart the fans we use and cleaned them. They were disgusting. I tore apart my couch a sucked all the crud out of the crevices. I didn't find any money. Dang it.

Today I am heading to town to get some shorts....hopefully cheap summer leftovers. Gotta go to the post office, Aldis and Walmart. I'm picking up a roasted chicken at Wallyworld for our supper. I think I need to mow and spray for weeds. Might have to do some of that on Friday.

Doug and I are going to our favorite restaurant for our anniversary on Saturday - Maple Corner. YUM. I think I'll be rude and take my camera so I can share it with you guys. I don't care if people think I'm weird, I am.

Have a great day!!!

 

[DisneyJo]

Tracy no I haven't attempted the pollen yet, luckily it was an old shirt Oh and your video made me all goose bumpy :cloud9

So applications open in 3 1/2 hours make sure you apply www.disneyworldmoms.com/2010

 

[LurrrvtheDuck]

Hi all! Quick drive by before work.

I skimmed real quick, thank you Kristel for the updates!

Kat: I'd ask the therapist what he thinks about the "trampolining" but his feelings. Just get it out in the open and let the therapist confront him. JMO

CE: Welcome back! Love the haircut

MrsK: Loved the video

Lessa: Good luck with school!!

Hi Janet!!

Hi everyone else I may have forgotten.

My brain is not awake yet.

TTYL!!!

 

[jcc0621]

hI ALL. hERE IS MY QUICK HELLO FOR THE DAY. lITTLE BETTER, BUT STILL CAN'T BE ON THE COMPUTER LONG. aM ABLE TO DO SOME WASH (YAY!) AND LIYTTLE THINGS, BUT STILL GETTING TIRED EASILY. pLUS THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY WEEK. wITH JIMMY STARTING SCHOOL. wE HAD SOCCER SIGN-UPS LAST NIGHT. hE'S GOT A THERAPY APPOINTMENT TONIGHT. cUB sCOUTS TOMORROW AND THEN HIS 1ST SOCCER GAME ON sUNDAY SORRY i THINK i AM WRITING THIS ALL IN CAPS???CAN'T TELL. aLSO WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE ONE PICTURE OF ME AND MICHELLE AT DTD. lOOK I WASN'T COMPLETELY SICK YET!

Will share more picks as the eues get back to normal!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous week!

 

[cmp1111]

CE - I love the new haircut. Sorry you had such a rough morning. Lindsey hasn't gotten to that point YET but I know it will be coming.

Thanks! Luckily, today went just fine. Of course, this morning I didn't need him to be quiet.

So, that's about it for me. Hope everyone has a good night!

Hope yours was good, the computer fix is easy, and that today goes well!

The divorce is not final yet plus he knows we leave in 2 days so why not try to spoil things !!

Ugh.

CE - That haircut is fantastic! I am sorry about the morning you had. It always seems when you want the kids to be quiet they wake people up.

Thanks! I'm really happy with it today, too!

The secret keeping is KILLING ME. I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!

It will be so good when it comes, though! I think this is so cool! Your video is very neat!

Sorry about the morning drama. The hair is cute.

Thanks! Today was a much better day, too.

Doug and I are going to our favorite restaurant for our anniversary on Saturday - Maple Corner. YUM. I think I'll be rude and take my camera so I can share it with you guys. I don't care if people think I'm weird, I am

Fun!

CE: Welcome back! Love the haircut

Thanks!

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This morning Woody got up like a dream. Go figure, but it helped make the day feel better.

I got them on the bus and then went to my tennis class. I didn't shower and the hair was a little, um, disheveled, but fine for tennis. I've just showered, and I am very happy with how it turned out today - and I truly didn't spend much more than 5 minutes! I touseled the whole shebang, and it's cute!

I need to eat lunch soon. I am meeting with last year's book fair chair at the school at 1:00. Other than that, we're free - no after-school plans or anything. Woohoo!

I don't know what I want for lunch, though. Hmmm. Gonna go think about it, be back later!

 

[cmp1111]

Hi, Janet. Glad things are going well at home! Great picture!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Good Morning Everyone!

Just settling down for a minute... got the kids off to school, cleaned up the kitchen, checked emails and TFW and now I've got to head out to get Evan in a few minutes.

CE - I posted on FB, but I just love your hair! It's so YOU!


HI JANET!!


Tracy - You're video was amazing! I'm all teary-eyed over here! Your step-grandkids are so adorable!!!

I'm still working on getting the kitchen up. We're putting in some shelves and stuff, so I'll post pics this weekend. I love it, it's dreamy!

Later gators!

 

[cmp1111]

CE - I posted on FB, but I just love your hair! It's so YOU!

Thanks!

I'm still working on getting the kitchen up. We're putting in some shelves and stuff, so I'll post pics this weekend. I love it, it's dreamy!

Glad you love it, can't wait to see!

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Just back from the meeting about Book Fair with the former chair. I'm scared. I can deal with the money reporting, etc., but there's all this promo and prep that seems slightly overwhelming. Apparently there's a workshop you can attend, and I'm hoping to find one, because I'm feeling totally confused and freaked!

I'm sure it will be fine, though.

Now I think I might try to sneak a bit of a nap before the kids come home. I have not slept well the last couple of nights - been up too late reading, but then still can't fall asleep. Anyway, be back later!

 

[HomeschoolMama]

On November 3rd, we pick them all up. Here is Hannah (she will be 5 in Dec) and Christian (will turn 12 on the trip):

Christian thinks we are taking him to Bill's parents Smoky Mountain cabin for being good in school and his birthday. We are driving to Nashville to spend the night, because it is too far for us to drive all day with Bill .

After we check into the hotel, we will go for dinner, come back and tell them I have something on the laptop for them to see:



Then we will try to calm them down for the trip the next day! Only 54 more days.

How special!

 

[KatGarcia]

I'm sorry, but why are you "trampolining" if he's saying he's not into the relationship? Sounds like he wants his cake and eat it too, KWIM?
Now if this were me, I'd cut him off until he was commited to the relationship. Why is he giving you mixed signals and most of all, that is not fair for you. I'm sorry if I offend you or over step my boundary, but I just hate to see you get hurt, Kat.

Kat: sorry about things, but I agree with Dawn and T. Trampolining at this point seems dangerous. Getting MORE hurt isn't a great idea!

Kat - I agree with everyone else. Trampolining just confuses the real issues, until you work on them all the trampolining in the world isn't going to fix his resentment, only working through why he feels that way will do that .

KAT - Went to work too early but they let her stay. The air mattress isn’t so good. She relaxed with a good book……store. She is getting her resume done. She reports that the physical attraction is still there for KC.

I hope that the mattress doesn’t cause you any lingering back pain. Can you say where the resentment is coming from or is it too personal? Evidently he doesn’t resent you enough to keep out of the ‘bedroom’. I don’t get it. Have you been back to the therapist? It would be interesting to see what they thought about your ‘trampoline-ing’. Please don’t let him take advantage of you just because you can’t get out on your own. This really disturbs me. Sorry. I know you love him. I’m saying it out of sisterly love.

Kat: I'd ask the therapist what he thinks about the "trampolining" but his feelings. Just get it out in the open and let the therapist confront him. JMO

First off I really appreciate all of you for your advise! We have talked about the trampolining and he says he doesnt wanna lead me on. I know he isn't trying to. We are getting along so oddly well, obviously in every aspect. I think he hasnt yet figured out why he wants to leave really, or why he feels the way he does. The therapist knows all about us still being this way and she told me that someone doesnt do that if they don't like you at all. I am not going to do it if it messes with my head, but so far I am ok. Its the other stuff that confuses me more.

I did speak to my friend D and she and her BF are probably going to look for an apt with me. KC also agreed to give it a few months so I can get off my feet. So we will be in this apartment for at least a few more months. Hopefully the therapy will help more.

We got the new bed today and have been using the bug killing stuff. tonight we need to do laundry. I am too cranky today tho, so KC went to see a friend for a while and I am here relaxing a bit.

Again I love you all for the support!!!!!

 

[CelticBelle]

kat- I dont like to give advice because im so young and not as wise as everyone else, but i want you to know that i've been thinking about you everyday and will always be there to support you.

I had one final today which was... lets just say ill probably be attempting it again soon. Tomorrow morning I have an evolution final, and then I finally get to have a slice of summer break for one week! I'll still be working, but at least theres no homework.

My new fixation is harveys seatbelt bags. Anyone have one or heard of them? I really want one of the mickey comic strip bags. I asked marc for one for my birthday coming up and he was like this when he saw the price lol and i could tell that was his reaction over an email! haha

 

[cmp1111]

Again I love you all for the support!!!!!

I'm obviously behind the curve on this, but I'm so sorry you're going through this all. Love you!

I had one final today which was... lets just say ill probably be attempting it again soon.

I'm sure you'll be fine. Glad you get a little break!