The Maelstromers... a FASTPASS!

[HaleyB]

Just a quick good morning to everyone. Who was going on a cruise? Ash right? Have a blast. See you when you get back.

Still no pictures (I can't resize in iphoto, what is up with that?)

Polymomofmnmmelons, I am glad you got your ipod going. I love mine. I love it extra when they are useing a jack hammer in the yard behind mine. Headphones on, world out.

Catch you latter, the rugrats have no school today so I need to pay attention to them.

Oh, and I posted a short update to my TR yesterday.

 

[MommyPoppins]

Last edited by Grammyof2 : Yesterday at 03:06 PM. Reason: GA - I think I will dye my hair it's natural color, which is not gray.

So true...

Last edited by pongoperdigirl : Yesterday at 10:35 PM. Reason: Yes folks, those are supposed to be capri pants...I am that short lol

OMGosh, that is me too. If I ever try a pair of capris on they are "capants". BTW, where in MGM did you find that danged umbrella, I always look for it, but I have no clue where it is. Also, BTW, I am sorry for your friends loss..and yours. I cannot imagine losing a baby. Getting pregnant and staying that way and having healthy babies has just come so easily to us..something very easy to take for granted. My DH's sister lost her first baby last Oct. She was like 33 weeks pregnant and went into early labor, she didn't know she was in labor, and didn't go to the hospital until the next day. When she got there, no heart beat. She had very poor health care during her pregnancy, she had way too high BP and should have been hospitalized before then, didn't even know the signs of labor, and gained like 50 lbs, by 33 weeks..horrible healthcare. Good ol' government for you.(her hubby is in the reserves and was in Iraq.) Anyway, DH never knows just what to sayto her, and she is very bitter towards us and our 4 healthy kids. All you can do is pray. Sometimes there just isn't a right thing to say. But praying is always a good choice. And praying that God would give you the right words to say to her is good too.

Javamom: I'm going to WDW for my 25 b-day and I want to make a big deal of it. I want to make a tee shirt...but I don't have any good ideas....plus I don't have the resources anyway. I looked at JnN'sM designs, but just didn't really see anything that said,"WOW I WANT IT!". Any ideas? Would you be willing to work with me and design something for me?

Great pictures everyone!

We have a busy weekend coming up. Tonight 2 of my nephews and 1 neice are coming over to spend the night. My boys have been asking for weeks now. I'm thinking of us all going out to breakfast in the morning...just because I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see the faces on everyone when we walked in with 7 kids..the oldest of which is 7.

Tomorrow is a big hunt for eggs thing at my moms and ham sandwiches for dinner. Sunday, church and afternoon who knows what...hopefully nothing.

I've lost 5 pounds on my rice diet...which isn't really just rice. I love it, carbs, veggies, beans, fruit, lean protein. I'm not even missing fat and salt....too much. Now if only I would get better so i could exercise.

Have a great weekend all!

 

[MommyPoppins]

I forgot to mention I had 4 hours off yesterday! I had a hair appointment(my little sister cuts hair) at 3:30 and I didn't get home till 7:30. I had a color plus highlights, wax(eyebrows) and a cut and style. Guess how much? Go ahead, give it your best shot...


























$35.00 plus tip. Gotta love having a sister in the business! My hair keeps getting increasingly lighter...I'm a natural blonde..before kids I was very blond, after kids I started getting very dark blonde and blah. When I was preg. with Kaleb I had my sis color my hair....DARK BROWN! I always wanted brown hair...I never got so many compliments before then. Now people always say how nice my hair looks...well not so much now because it's hot and I always wear it up.

So I put together a little slideshow(well you have to manually slide it yourself. hehe) of different hair colors and styles I've had since 2003. I'm also different sizes...blah. I gained 40 pounds with Kaleb.

First is May 2003, blonde and long, though you can't see the length(sp?) here.

Now is Sept. 2003
Blonde, and up...and don't mind my ugly blue sunglasses, I don't know WHAT I was thinking.

Now it's Sept. 2004. 5 months pregnant, yep folks, that's only 5 months. My hair is REALLY long here, you can see it behind me in a pony tail.

One month later... and DARK!

Soon after I had Kaleb, I had her cut it.

Then I thankfully lost some weight! and boy is my hair dark. lol

And finally, now it's gotten lighter and a little longer...gotta grow it out in the summer. Too hot to have it on your neck.

So there it is. My hair style/color slide show. It's lighter now than in the last pic. It's funny how I am gradually going back to blonde without meaning to.

 

[HaleyB]

Mommypoppins you are adorable! And you look great with dark and with light hair. I think you look younger with it light, of course you look like a teenager either way.

Do people assume your kids are your siblings or that you are babysitting sometimes? I was only 18 when my oldest was born and his dad and I got that all the time... "How cute, taking your baby brother to the grocery store with you." As if, what insane person would take some one elses baby to a grocery store? Lol.

When he was in High School and I needed to go on campus I would get asked for my hall pass Last year when I dropped him off at college everyone thought I was going too. Even kids would ask me what dorm I was in and they kept telling me I was in the wrong place (Students over there, parents here) For peets sake I am am 37, I have grey hair, and I do not have a youthful figure... but it still makes me smile.

 

[Chapter 11]

Wow, board's moving sloooooow today. Guess everyone is off for the long weekend -- me, I'm stuck at the office, longing to be outside in the 85 degree sunshine, but alas, not to be. I love how everyone on this board is 5'2" or thereabouts -- makes me feel tall at 5'9" BTW, Hayley, I liked your recent TR update, but you kinda trailed off at the end. Take better notes next time, or, failing that, make stuff up. Okay, back to work.

 

[MommyPoppins]

No, people just assume I am a teenage mom. Not as much anymore, now that I have 4. LOL. But with just 2 I got dirty stares all the time. I hate going places without DH, and boy do we get looks us young people with our 4 kids. Sometimes, they actually count...outloud.

 

[vettechick99]

Hey Maelstromers!!!!

Happy Friday! Boy I sure do need a cocktail, what about y'all?

If you're bored, I just did my next install on the BnG thread. Here is a semi-direct link.

Hope y'all have a good weekend!

 

[jamal]

It's another good one, Ally! Thanks for remembering the little people....

 

[jamal]

Hey javamom, When you have a spare 100,000 hours, could you teach me how to put in a custom avatar? I have a Paint image I uploaded to photobucket but cannot shrink. It's The Fixer comic. I also want to put in a Fixer and CookMaster image. It's probably impossible, but if I were to SCAN the comic book (paper) and save it as ___________you tell me, could I edit and get it in? Am I bothering you yet?

I spent 2 hours working on this last night and seeing vettechick's again reminded me you are a genius. Talented miracle worker, you are.

OK, I'll leave you alone. It's Easter weekend, people!!

 

[MOMOFMNM]

omg vettechick

I love love love your hair in your siggy pic!!!!

too cute!!!!

 

[jamal]

It's the weekend...the most Holy weekend.

Dare I say it?
Lemon drops are a fastpass............

Maelstrom...

 

[HaleyB]

Testing...

Holy cow, how do I make it smaller...
(did I fix it?)
That is Mr. Silly and Sophia at the Rainforest Cafe. They loved sitting near the Gorillas.

 

[vettechick99]

omg vettechick

I love love love your hair in your siggy pic!!!!

too cute!!!!

Thanks! I straighten it every once in a while, just to keep things interesting.

Cute pic, HaleyB!!!

 

[HaleyB]

Sorry guys, trying another one.
Max and Sophia

 

[HaleyB]

Ok, this is me... I do not photogragh well. I hate pictures of me.... plus it was taken by a 6 year old... and I really hope it is not huge

 

[HaleyB]

A few more and then I promise to quit. Those first ones were from the May 2004 trip. Here are some from October 2005. Sophia donated her hair to locks of love inbetween.

We are not to this day yet in the TR, it is our last day. That is Max again. No glasses...
I think the look on his face is very funny.

And here is another of Sophia. For 10 points... Do you know where she is?

 

[HaleyB]

I lied. One more. Because you need to see the rest of the family... Ryan.
2004 trip again because he didn't go on the 05 trip due to attending a college that costs more per day than a day in WDW.

 

[tink38]

Just finished watching Extreme Makeover:Home Edition - After the Storm Finale.

10 minutes into it I was crying like a baby. So was DH. They aired it from Sabine Pass, TX, but it still hit very close to home. I'm a wreck. Going to watch the Tom Cruise interview to cheer me up. (What a freak he has turned into.)

 

[brandt79]

Brandt-beautybride! wow! Where was that taken?

Thank you so much! Thanks to everybody, by the way. You're all very sweet. But, of course, what are you going to say when someone posts themself in a wedding dress! Wish I had a better "normal" pic, but that's the best I had Anyway, horsegirl, the pic was taken in a small chapel in the church we were married in, here in Lincoln. It has this beautiful tapestry on the back wall that I thought made for beautiful up-close pictures of the bridal party.

 

[edcrbnsoul]

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