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 Submitted by Andrea on Thu, 03/01/2007 - 10:37am.
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 shiny new thread!I'm feeling a lot better today. Still a teeny bit congested and cough-y, but otherwise I feel like myself again. TADA: -took out trash and recycling I think that's enough for now! Good Morning! Andrea-thanksGood Morning! Andrea-thanks for the new thread PODA My fridge is almost empty so before I shop over the weekend I think I will give it a good wipe down. 2 weeks til camp registration fair here at our recreation center. DS wants to take acting camp again and DD will take swim lessons. Can't believe that school will be over in 3 months! It flew by this year. TGIF........ Heidi Heidi, I think the years areHeidi, I think the years are flying by faster and faster every year. The school year sure didn't go by fast when WE were in school, did it? LOL! DH is gone! yeah! We are relaxing here today. I did three loads of laundry yesterday, got the kitchen clean after dinner last night. Today I may have to run almost to town to a friends house (DS4's teacher). Her daughter is getting married in a couple weeks, asked me to help her with some things. Not sure if we may do that today or tomorrow. I really gotta clean up some desk stuff today (where did the desk go!?). Time to feed the kids! AS always, nix the plans IAS always, nix the plans I had yesterday. I've had the chills off and on all day yesterday and today, Drew started in with fever, puke, and the runs. Just pure happiness here! LOL! Bummer Jenny - hope itBummer Jenny - hope it passes quickly. Let me know how you like your camera - I am looking for a new one to replace our Canon we got 3 or 4 years ago. I need something that does not have much delay time for the sports shots I take of DS10. I feel the same way about this year Heidi - it has flown by!4 months left of school for us - a little less I guess. Basketball this am for DS10 and then DD and I shopped - Target, the mall, Old Navy and then home. I am pooped. Picked up a few things for our trip - we are traveling to Mesa for 5 nights next week to visit my parents. See ya! Good Evening! TADA morningGood Evening! TADA Guess this turned out to be my lazy day...oh well. DS and DH just left to go to a basketball game so its DD and I here. Maybe I'll paint her nails tonight after a bath. Not too motivated,bleh. Hope I am not coming down with what Jenny and Drew have!!! Jenny-feel better soon Heidi Good Afternoon! TADA morningGood Afternoon! TADA morning routine PODA Later... Heidi Andrea, that's pretty muchAndrea, that's pretty much the reasons why I have decided to try this camera. Faster shutter speeds. I hope to get a good zoom lens one of these days to get better sports pictures, too. I can't wait for it to get here so I can learn all about it! I've heard going from a point and shoot to an SLR is like learning how to use a camera all over again. I felt horrible last night. Had the chills all night and a 101 temp. After I fixed dinner (homemade pizza) I pretty much just sat on the recliner with three quilts on me and didn't get back up til this morning. I even slept with my boots on! LOL! And of course, holding the baby all night, too. He is better now, and so far, none of the other kids have come down with anything. Nil on flying. I managed to clean up the kitchen a few minutes ago from last night. And that's probably all I'll do. I HATE being sick! I don't have time for this! Good Morning! TADA morningGood Morning! TADA PODA Have a pleasant day Everyone Heidi I'm still sick. DS4 and DD7I'm still sick. DS4 and DD7 are also sick and both are staying home from school today. DD9 is still ok, and I hope she remains so. This week is NM Standards testing. She has been working hard studying for it, even looked up the website and did activities from it. Cancelled my dinner guests for tonight. Chaulk up another day of no flying. At least I got a shower earlier. Will still do my news for the paper. Have a great day! I'm sick tooOn the tail end of this cold, I seem to have come down with what Jenny has. Yuck. I really, really hope I'm healthy by the time the baby arrives. I hope everyone feels betterI hope everyone feels better soon! Yuk - we all need to feel good to do the things we need to do - like have babies!! We have had terrible weather here - blowing and drifting snow. I had a very scary ride home in white-out conditions. I almost pulled over, but didn't kow what I would do then. So maybe snow day tomorrow b/c it will be below zero wind chills. I am so ready to be done with this! I really can't afford a snow day - a lot is going on at work. Anyway, did a WM run after work to get a few things for the trip. Of course, DS10 hates the swimsuit I got him so need to return it. DH made burgers for dinner. I vacuumed the kitchen - put laundry away and helped Ds with homework - he got a ton of makeup work for when we will be gone. See ya - That's very frightening,That's very frightening, Andrea. I sure hope you don't have to go driving again in those conditions! I think I have today clear. I may stay home and plant some flowers to make a butterfly garden in the back yard. I have had no news on the crime thing since last Thursday, when I got a letter stating that they let him out of jail on Monday night (he was arrested in the wee hours of Monday morning). The court date for tomorrow was canceled, and I haven't heard a peep from the authorities since. Good Morning! TADA morningGood Morning! TADA PODA Andrea- Jodi Picoult has a new book out! Troubling topic:school violence. I know you like her though. Jenny- how are you all feeling today? Becky- any baby appearances yet? Heidi Morning all! I'm stillMorning all! I'm still hacking up a lung over here and stuffed up, but I feel better. Like I have some energy. Drew threw up twice (once after dinner, once right after he went to bed, resulting in emergency changing of the sheets). DS4 woke up with fever again, DD7 claims her throat hurt and achy. I went ahead and let her stay home. I know her. As soon as she would get to school, she would turn on the tears and I'd be up there picking her up anyway. They are having a Star Wars Marathon, Day 2 on my bed. I'm trying to catch up on laundry today. So much of it. I need to take care of some bookkeeping too. Becky, when is your due date? And when does the Dr. think the little one will arrive? Are you ready? Hey all! Another snow dayHey all! Another snow day here! It is way cold, but bright and sunny out. I feel the same way about the roads Lois - that was very, very frightening. Worse than icy roads I think. Hope your energy continues to increase Jenny! Do you know the title Heidi? I am ready for a good Jodi Picoult book! I still need to read some of her old ones. See ya! Andrea- It is calledAndrea- It is called Nineteen Minutes. I put a hold on it at my library, will take a couple weeks to get since it is in demand. Good luck! no baby yetAnd thank goodness because I'm still pretty sick. Tylenol is keeping the fever down and most of the aches under control, but I still have no energy and very little appetite. And, like Jenny, still hacking up a lung and stuffed up. I did get two loads of laundry washed and dried today, but only put away one load. Due date is March 12 but the doctor doesn't know when the baby will actually come any better than I do. I'm just hoping he stays in until I feel well enough to deal with labor!  oh you poor thing!The last couple of weeks of pg are the hardest. I remember just sitting on the edge of the bed and sobbing that I couldn't do this pregnancy thing A MINUTE LONGER! when Lou was born. I can't imagine being at that point and having a cold at the same time. Sleep! you won't ever get the chance again. Oh--and you DO have a way to let us know when the baby comes, yes? Lynn Siprelle, Editor Good Morning! PODA morningGood Morning! PODA I am not a deep clean type person, mostly a swish and swipe, tidy up, and make it presentable type. but I feel the need to tackle a few deep cleaning projects soon. Must be Spring Fever! So I guess I will fit them into my typical PODAs soon. Hope all sickies are on the mend and that everyone else is well. Heidi I am stunnedI received a most upsetting telephone call at 3:30 a.m. from the sheriff's office. They have dismissed the charges and the man will be released at 9:00 a.m. this morning. I hope you feel better soon,I hope you feel better soon, Becky. I had a cold before my DS was born, but nothing like you have. Jenny, you feel better soon, too! Becky, I had a cold a weekBecky, I had a cold a week before DD9 was born. Luckily, it disappeared before she arrived. Lois, What is going on over there?! I shipped all three kids off to school today. DS4 and DD7 both claim they were better. I tried to give DS4 some decongestent, but he has never been one to take medicine and I don't think much went down the pipe. Hopefully I won't get called to pick one up. DH went to an auction sale in Texas, so just me and the baby today. Need to do some bookkeeping (slug), figure out some bills, filing (SLUG). Menus for the next few days. Yesterday's TADA was 5 loads of laundry (yay!). Vonnie Checking InLois, is this the guy with the rifle who was drunk? NOt much flying going on in my life. I have too many irons in the fire. Working part-time. DD7 playing soccer, about to start softball, struggling with math at school. Involved in church: Outreach committee, adult choir, teaching Bible study on Sunday nights (ends 3/25, though), nursery worker on Wednesday nights. Making jewelry and trying to sell on eBay to make some extra cash. Then you add in the fact that my husband does NOTHING to help at home, even though he is on straight days for about 2 years, and you have my life. I'm happy, though. That's what's important. Hope all of the sickies are feeling better! Vonnie Clairee: The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize. "Steel Magnolias"  Hey Ladies!Lois, I can't believe it! I'm furious for you! What are they thinking? Sickies, I hope you are all well soon. I had three different illnesses, one after the other, from February 1st-February 25. It was horrible! Becky, I'll be sending good thoughts your way. I hope you get to recover fully before labor. Rest, rest, rest. TADA PODA OK, I have to admit that I am slightly obsessed with the satellite TV. I just can't get enough of the Food network and the shows Clean Sweep and Flip That House. I also love the Travel Channel. Yikes! I'm hooked! See you later friends, I heard from the victim'sI heard from the victim's advocate's office that the grand jury rejected the case. So apparently, it is legal to point a loaded rifle at someone here. Have to delurk to crack upJo, Santa brought us Satellite TV and I LOVE Clean Sweep and Flip That House! We must be on the same watching schedule. Lurking I like Mission:I like Mission: Organization. As for cooking, 30-minute-meals are ok, but I like that southern Paula woman. She made a trifle today that was so easy with devils food cake, chocolate pudding, whipped cream all layered together. Yummy! (I usually don't watch cooking shows, but was flipping thru). Hey Jo and Kelly - great toHey Jo and Kelly - great to see you! Jenny, I like Paula too - now that is home cooking! Rachel is cute and fun, etc. but her cooking is just kind of there I think. Good, but not great. Good Eats!If you guys have Food Network, y'all should be watching Alton Brown's Good Eats! It's on every night at 7 pm. Alton roolz. Lynn Siprelle, Editor Oh Yeah-Good EatsEven my teenage boys and DH love that show. I really like Everyday Italian too, and I have tried 3 of the recipes so far to rave reviews, especially the seafood lasagne. I wish the Clean Sweep team would come and do my cellar. TADA PODA It's about 35 below zero because of the wind chills today. I'm so ready for spring! I think I'll try leaving the TV off tonight to set the homework tone... Later Ladies, Good Afternoon! TADA morningGood Afternoon! TADA PODA I don't watch cooking shows,DH does thhough! He loves to cook, I don't. I love to bake cookies and cakes though. Vonnie and Jo- good to hear from you guys. heidi Laundry, sewing, andLaundry, sewing, and parent-teacher conferences. That's my agenda today. Oh, and find the counter in the kitchen, too. Good Afternoon! TADA morningGood Afternoon! TADA PODA DS woke with a headache and sore throat so he stayed home today. Hopefully we all will stay well. Busy weekend ahead here with activities,will elaborate later..... Heidi still coughing and stuffyOtherwise I'm feeling a lot better-- fever's gone and so are most of the aches. Had an OB appointment today and she told me what kind of cough syrup to take. My mom's been visiting and she's helping some around the house, fortunately. Tomorrow I'm hoping to get some laundry done, and keep my fingers crossed that I feel better before the baby comes. Good Morning! TADA morningGood Morning! TADA PODA Made a carrot cake yesterday for my friend's dad's bday. They are like family so DD and I will go over for pizza and cake this afternoon. DS still feels sick so he will hang out at home with DH. My mom may come over tonight to watch a movie since DH has a guy get together thing later. So that's the plan... Heidi Heidi, that's nice of you!Heidi, that's nice of you! Wanna make me a carrot cake? Sounds yummy! Becky, you'll enjoy your mom there. Will she still be there after the baby comes for a bit? Coughing and stuffy here, too, still. Got a headache, but I'm contributing that to the kids rather than illness. LOL! My new camera came yesterday, I have nothing but good things to say about it! It's a Nikon D50. VERY cool! Andrea, there is absolutly NO shutter lag. It takes the picture instantly! I got a really cool shot of the dog running and it was perfect. No blur, just my beautiful dog. I took 70 pictures just yesterday playing with it. Now I can't wait to get a better zoom lens for when the kids are playing soccer. today DD7 has basketball practice. Some laundry. clean the kitchen after pancakes for breakfast. Maybe download some of the pictures. Evening all!I'm feeling a little better now. Except I've had a headache all day! And since I don't have Jenny's kids, I have to say it's from illness. But otherwise I'm not as sick as I was-- only partly stuffy and coughing instead of can't-breathe. Heidi, carrot cake sounds delicious! Jenny, yes, my mother will be here for a while after the baby comes. Enjoy your new camera! TADA: -washed and dried a load of laundry (still need to put away) Good Morning! TADA called DSGood Morning! TADA PODA DH is home today so DS picked a good day to be sick! He really felt crummy all weekend too. If he isn't better tomorrow, I'll take him in to the doctor. Andrea- Did you ever get that new Jodi Piccoult book? How is it? Still waiting for my copy at the library. Jenny-any new pix on your website? I haven't checked it out in quite awhile. Hope everyone has a good day today. Heidi YuckWe have a nasty stomach bug going through our house. Last Thurs. night and Friday it was DD. Last night and this morning it's DS14. Poor guys. TADA PODA I read some good reviews about Nineteen Minutes. I look forward to getting my hands on one. I'm right in the Middle of The Memory Keeper's Daughter right now, and it's good. Just finished Japanland, and that was fun. We did registration forms with the boys for next year's classes last night. It really hit me that DS16 will be a senior! Holy cow! I'm sending you some health vibes Becky... Later, Howdy gals! I'm doingHowdy gals! I'm doing laundry catchup today and hopefully will get around to doing weekly homeblessing later.  hi allBleah -- feeling sluggy and crampy for the usual monthly reasons. Not much done today, except a bit of homeschooling and some random picking up. Babysitter this afternoon -- I'm planning to kick them all out of the house and spend some of my work time cleaning up! Well, that and organizing for taxes. Hope all are well and getting some pre-spring sunshine as we are -- ah, feels great! Almost enough to hold me until the Advil kicks in. Feel better, Becky, Heidi,Feel better, Becky, Heidi, Jo, and Shaun! Today's PODA: Town today. I want to tryTown today. I want to try to find some new boots (dressy ones, not work ones), as well as some other errands. Will spend the evening baking for bake sale tomorrow. ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGgg!! Thanks, had to get that out of my system. DH was mad that we have such clutter in our house. It really isn't that bad. Just some bad spots, like the desks, snack bar, a spot on the hearth, a few others here and there. HE lost a check, blamed me (without blaming me. He blamed the kids, which is basically blaming me). After 30 minutes of looking, he found it. NOT in the spot where he said he put it. He had put it in a safe place so he wouldn't lose it. Yeah, that worked out great. But anyway, I got bitched out for the house being a mess (which it really isn't THAT bad. Yes, it could be neater. Put it this way. A magazine isn't going to be using my house for a photo shoot, but DCFS isn't going to be knocking at the door, either). All this is after I had to go clean out my pickup because he and a buddy are doing errands in town, too. His truck was a mess, so he informed me he was using mine. I had some trash in the back that the cats had gotten into, so I had to take the truck to the trash pit and clean it out. All before 8am. I'm depressed. Time to go shopping! Wish me luck on the boots! I want some that go almost up to my knee with a big ol' high heel on them! My father would call them hooker boots. LOL! Good Afternoon! TADA morningGood Afternoon! TADA PODA My neighbor subs sometimes for the district in the office,library,clinic,etc so I thought that would be a good very part time job for me as well. So I need to fill out and email in the app. Ideally I would be at the elem school 2-3 days a week and DD would ride in and home with me. We'll see.... Rainy and gray here...bleh Heidi You go!Hope those new boots brighten your day, Jenny. I looove wearing boots -- don't you just feel ready to kick a** when you wear them? Not much done today -- not getting much sleep lately. I did do freelance work *and* watched Borat with my husband. I think I had read about every scene in the movie already, so it took away some of the impact. I think it is more of a guys' movie -- or at least, guys like my husband! Going to be good tonight -- set out some walking clothes (of course it snowed again today!) and turn the lights out by 11:15! Good Morning! Our schoolsGood Morning! Our schools closed yesterday due to a power outage. We lost our power around 4am and it came back on around 10 am. Heavy winds and a ton of rain that froze by early morning must've been the culprit. DS was thrilled. He had already been home sick a couple days, went back one day and off again! So we went to visit my mom, DS sold some clothes at a teen consignment shop and picked out some jeans and t shirts, made a bank deposit, dropped him back home, and took DD to gymnastics. Today looks like this: PODA morning routine Jenny- well did you find any hooker boots? LOL Shaun- are you starting a walking routine? Good luck with it. I really enjoy my almost daily walk. Severe weather or pouring rain stops us but other than that my neighbor and I walk in the snow, and freezing temps. We may look like Eskimos but we stay warm. Later Guys.... Heidi Hey Everyone - Well, we areHey Everyone - OK, gotta go take on the day! Morning!! Andrea, welcomeMorning!! Andrea, welcome home! Arizona sounds nice. It's been in the 70's here and has just been beautiful! Shaun, ack, snow! Hopefully we are done with that til next winter. Boots are my normal everyday attire, ya know, but I'm always in an a** kickin' mood. LOL! But yeah, these are high heeled boots, not my everyday work boots, so I know what you mean. Becky, do you have means of letting us know about the baby? More of the same ol' stuff today. Gotta pay bills, transfer money. I have a major moving stuff around project I want to do. I'm moving my computer and office out of the closet in the living room and into the office, and moving the sewing/scrapbooking stuff into the closet. It's going to be a huge mess. I need to take care of bills first, so they don't get lost. Fabulous FridayTADA PODA Andrea, I grew up in Phoenix/Mesa/Tempe. Where in AZ were you? Jenny, you didn't say if you found those boots. I'm now picturing you as Jessica Simpson in the Theese Boots Were Made For Walkin video... Shaun, I have a feeling we will end up watching Borat this weekend. Or the guys are talking about it anyway. maybe I'll go snuggle and read with DD instead. Heidi, are you going to be subbing? I did that almost full time for a year and a half and I really liked it. There is 10-20 inches of snow predicted for tonight! Yikes! :-0 Later, Yes, I did get the boots! IYes, I did get the boots! I went to every store in our mall that carried clothes (that would be Dillards, Sears, Bealls, JCPenney, and 3 other small stores), Walmart and Payless. Got them at The Buckle in the mall. Last pair of boots they had like I wanted! Last pair ANYONE had in a size close to fitting me. They are a little big, but I can wear an extra pair of socks to make up for it. Also on sale for $40. Funny you should say that about Jessica Simpson. When I showed them to my husband, he started singing that song. LOL! But he did like them and said I was hot. Yeah, he's just horny. Hey Everyone- Those soundHey Everyone- Jo, I did not know that about you. My parents have rented a home in a retirement community in Mesa. One of those 55+ places. So we stayed with them. It was great. I loved, loved, loved the weather. Of course, anything above 50 is great about now. And now I'm looking out at blowing wind and snow coming down - up to a foot!!!! I know you deal with the same thing. It is not fun to come back. I really like AZ lifestyle and the desert. This was my second trip. I would like to live further out though-we looked at Apache Junction and Gold Canyon. Mesa is pretty busy and of course Phoenix is crazy. We did a lot of fun stuff though - Phoenix Zoo, Arizona Science Center, Cubs game, hiking in the Superstitions, etc. I have a fab salmon recipe we discovered a few months back - I bet you would like it = it has that sweet/spicy thing you seem to having going in your cooking. OK, need to run. Work went ok - very busy - stressful situation with a particular parent, but I did talk with her this afternoon and it went well. See ya! Andrea- Welcome home, gladAndrea- Welcome home, glad you had a good vacation Jo- yes it is to sub but not as a teacher. It is to float around as needed: office, clinic, library, etc. I would only work part time and it is in either of my kids schools. I'm there when they are in class and off when they are off, great situation. Happy St. Patrick's day!!!!! Heidi Oh, I guess I should post a PODA... PODA morning routine Gave Ds a week and now it's time to see the doc. He felt well enough the other day but then came home early from school yesterday. Doctor couldn't see him til this morning tho she was so booked up. Must be lots of sickies,bleh... Have an enjoyable weekend Heidi Hi Everyone! I had forgottenHi Everyone! I had forgotten that you live in Phoenix Lois! Darn, we could've hooked up at the zoo - Hope DS is better soon Heidi and good luck with the subbing. Sounds perfect! Well, still kinda recovering. Not sure what the day holds - probably shopping. DS's game was cancelled because of snow! They are both going to Quest this afternoon for two hours - activities at school. Well,see ya- Happy St. Patrick'sHappy St. Patrick's Day!!! Ok, one kid has basketball practice in 45 minutes. Need to wake and feed the others, throw a little makeup on. Then when we get home, showers for the girls, find something in their closets that is dressy enough for a wedding but has green on them (I'm thinking I need to dig out summer dresses. At least it will be in the 80's here today). Get myself ready right down to my new "The Boots Are Made For Walkin'" boots, and go to the wedding at 2. Too bad they are church of Christ. Won't be much of a party. Wedding, some cake and punch and that's it. I bet the grooms family is a little disappointed, they are Catholic. LOL! Maybe we will go out with them tonight for a REAL celebration of the wedding, without the bride and groom. LOL! I mean, it's St. Paddy's day AND a wedding! We gotta have something to drink, man! LOL! Or I'll just come home and have a margarita anyway. LOL! Oh, yesterday I got the computer desk and stuff switched around with all my sewing crap. I still have piles of stuff on the old computer desk to go thru, but it's behind bifold doors so at least they are out of sight. Good Morning! TADA morningGood Morning! TADA PODA Jenny- how was the wedding? See ya....... Heidi It's Monday, and I SO didn'tIt's Monday, and I SO didn't want to get up! LOL! I hit the snooze a few times then rolled on out and got going, slowly. LOL! Heidi, the wedding was nice. Short and sweet. A couple of things surprised me about the ceremony (the word submit was used a few times and the preacher actually mentioned the baby on the way). The reception was simple. crackers and cheese and slices of fruit, the wedding cake was cheesecake (made by the father of the bride and it was gooooood!). start to finish was less than 3 hours (that's wedding and reception). But we went to the grooms father's house and partied til about 10:30 with the rest of the sinners. LOL! I need to do my morning routine then would really like to get the home blessing done. Tonight is 4-H meeting. I really need to find a place to put our chick. She is still in a cage in the garage. Also need more chicks. Maybe this week I can look into that. And since it seems spring is here in full force (it was mid 80's here yesterday), I may start sorting thru kids clothes. Not put away ALL the winter things, leave out a couple, just in case. I'm in a spring cleaning mood! Good Morning! Jo- did youGood Morning! Jo- did you unbury yourself from all that snow? Becky- you must've delivered by now, hope all is well TADA PODA have a good one guys! Heidi Spring in New MexicoBut 15 degrees below zero here tonight. Sigh. I'm really ready for spring. We got 12 inches or so of new snow in the past few days. Gak. TADA PODA Becky, I'm thinking of you! Have a great one. So, Jo. Do you make theSo, Jo. Do you make the kids run around the track in snow shoes? LOL! That would be funny! Becky, how's it going there? Any baby yet? I just got back from an exhausting morning of pictures at the school. Getting 21 girls changed in and out of cheer uniforms, figuring out who got individual pictures, dealing with their gabbing. Then another 7 in and out of basketball uniforms (one uniform was missing from the closet!!). Plus dealing with Drew the whole time. I'm ready to take the rest of the day off (but I can't). PODA: Plus, this week is the Lions club Jamboree. Which means Wednesday-Sunday DH will be busy every single day with that (he is in the bad for Wed and Sunday show. The rest of it he is just in charge of everything). American Idol tonight (so is Paula Deen chefography) and tomorrow night. DD7 also playing in the band tomorrow night. I'm rambling. There are so many things going on, I can't get them straight!!!! Spring break next week, yippee!!  late flyI am going to jump back into flying. I think it will help give me focus. I need that. Im running behind today beccause I had to help out a sister and its the first day so its going to consist of baby steps but here goes nothing.... PODA I used to live in such a tiny 3 beedroom manufactured home that was old and had no space....it was also less space to clean. Welcome back over here,Welcome back over here, Jenn! I agree, I used to have a trailer house and it was a little smaller than my current house, but seemed easier to clean (however, I had 2 kids then, not the 4 I have now). I have spent all day running errands in town (Ag extension office, grocery store, subway, church to drop off cake and brownies for a funeral today, and a friends house). Fixin' to pick the kids up from school, home to bake a few dozen cookies for bake sale tomorrow. Tonight is night one of the Jamboree and I have to go because my DD7 will be on stage with her guitar (you won't hear her, but she will be up there). DH is also playing. Somehow I have to figure out if I can watch American Idol first. LOL! I don't like Sanjara (or whatever his name is). Is it nap time yet? Thank goodness tomorrow is last day of school before spring break (and thank goodness just 2 months left of school!). Good Evening! This was oneGood Evening! This was one crazy day guys. First thing at 6am DS informs me that the dog opened up the golfball size tumor on her leg. Had to bandage that up but of course she yanked it off. DS missed the bus during all this so I had to bring him to school in my PJ's(at least I didn't have to walk in!!) No sooner than I walk in,get DD up, and make a vet appointment-the school nurse calls to say DS has a temp and wants to come home. So back up to school and home then the vet. Back from the vet and call the Pediatrician who insists on seeing DS instead of calling in a prescription after 2 weeks of coughing!! Why make it so difficult. The kid odviously has a bacterial infection at this point and not a virus(strep and mono negative) So take him to Dr and then to pick up meds and home again. I am hungry and need a shower,bleh. Whew....give me strength. Tomorrow the dog has surgery first thing in the morning. Heidi Yippee!!Three exciting pieces of news: I got a new rug for my dining room! I found a $30 slipcover for my basement sofa on Craig's List! I'm hiring (thanks to my mom) a professional organizer! Oh, there may be hope for us yet. Hi to all -- where is that Becky?! p.s. Go Melinda! whewThanks for the welcome back Jennye it feels good although my fly wings are atrophied a bit. I can feel the crave for structure. I totally am with you on the spring break and summer thing! Our nieghborhood has a sweet new pool I cant wait to try it out. Hedic hope pooch and ds both recover for you! Shaun yay on the slip cover. I got a slipcover at target in a sage-ish green colour but I am having trouble getting it to stay put. I have done my best tucking but it only hangs about 5 inches over the back and always seems to slip down on one side. Any tips for getting a slipcover that doesnt slip are welcome. Well I didnt do to well on my PODA today and it may have something to do with over ambition and starting late but at least I started. I didnt procrastinate on flying anymore and thats a big TADA in itself. Of my list all I got done was the dishwasher with three large dishes being held over in soak until tommorow. Other TADAS: I was gonna post a PODA for tommorow but I think I will wait and give myself the reccomended five minutes in the morning reading flylady instructions to brush up on my skills and remember how this works.Then I will try for a reasonable PODA. I am hopeful to sort out the winter things tommorow so I have less laundry to do that wont get worn past finding out its too warm outside and then need to be rewashed for no reason. It will also give me a nice thrift store clothes shopping list. Glad to be back hope you all have a good night Heidi, make sure you takeHeidi, make sure you take the son to the dr and the dog to the vet, not the boy to the vet and dog to the dr. LOL!!!! Seriously, hope all are better soon. We got thru the first night of Jamboree. Got home about 10:30 (very late for a school night!). Got a few dozen cookies made before hand and shipped them off to school with DH and the kids this morning. It was cloudy and thundering in the distance, and after consulting the radar a few times, I got the baby dressed and he and I together got the yard fertilized (don't arm wrestle me left handed. After carrying the child for most of that, I'm one strong woman! LOL!). And less than 10 minutes after we got done the sky opened up! Great timing! I'm on the second load of laundry now. I will be going up to the school in about an hour to work the bake sale, will probably stick around for the high school baseball tournament at the school today (it's during school hours. In fact, DD9's class is going to the game for their end of the 9 weeks party. Well, and the teacher has 2 kids playing on our team. If it's not rained out). Right after school I need to pick up MIL and nephew and we go to DD7's basketball game tonight in another community an hour away (will pass thru town, so McDs for dinner). If she wins tonight, they play again Saturday night. If she loses tonight, they will play again tonight, and if they win the second game, they play again Saturday. Clear as mud? Good. I have to be there early til the coach can get off work, so I'm in charge of uniforms. Sheesh, I'm tired just thinking about the day! LOL! Anyone shocked about Stephanie Edwards last night!? I sure was! Sharing the GermsEveryone around here is plagued by allergies, stomach bugs, you name it. Our babysitter was sick Tues., then came today but after 30 minutes had to leave because she was feeling too ill. (Turns out she had been throwing up in the am!) I seem to be having some sinus issues but I am trying to ignore them. That always works, right?! Poor Stephanie -- she seemed to have a lot of potential. Who can explain it? (My mom is a huge Idol fan; she told me she voted 50 times each for Laksiha and Melinda. Wow -- I can't even imagine.) Hoping to feel better tomorrow and do some organizing before my organizer comes again Sunday. Otherwise, tomorrow I just have to work and knit (a shawl for DDs 1st communion). Shaun, us normal old fogiesShaun, us normal old fogies are outnumbered by the young tweens and teens that fawn over that idiot boy that can't sing. LOL! My girls love him, and girls at the high school love him. The teens can dial faster, thanks to their finger exercises text messaging their friends sitting at the same table, so we are just out voted. LOL! Ended up with two ball games last night. We lost both. By a score of 30-0 and 20-0. Yeah, we sucked. LOL! But they had fun (though DD7 said she didn't know it would be THAT much running! She was really sweaty!). Today I'm going to fold the two loads of laundry I did yesterday and pick up the house (vacuum especially. Downpour of rain means mud in my house). Then I'm going to walk around some by the barns and junk piles and see what I can find to rig up something for chickens. Also want to get calf pen ready for the dairy heifers DD9 will be raising. Some deskwork, too. Oh, and finish with the girls summer/winter clothes thing. Some of this may go onto this weekend. But it helps to list it all down. Becky?May I delurk to say any news from Becky? And Becky if you are still around, do you still have contacts at the Shepherd School, any hot tips on a Euphonium teacher in Houston? My middle schooler just switched from trumpet to euphonium. Now I'm starting the search for a teacher. Kelly Good morning, LadiesJust checking in to see if there is news from Becky. Hope everyone who was ill is now feeling better! PODA: I feel like I've been inI feel like I've been in Alabama visiting Vonnie! LOL! Had tornadoes all night last night, was scary! Well, the actual touchdowns were around town, but still, closest I think DH has ever been to them. All safe and sound here, though. Yikes!Glad to hear you made it through tornadoes, Jenny. I am terribly afraid of tornadoes! I hope damage was minimal and everyone in town was ok. TADA: Yes, me too. Has anyoneYes, me too. Has anyone emailed her or called? I really hope to hear news soon! Glad all is well Jenny - scary! Busy here, as usual. We have had some nice hints of spring - bulbs shooting up, robins nesting, etc. I was inspired to do a bit of tidying in the garage and yard. I am a bit depressed thinking of the spring cleaning. Windows, floors, oven, frig, etc. all could stand a going over. Also things like bedspreads, pillows, etc. Baby steps are my best bet. Need to go back to the Flylady site for spring cleaning schedules, etc. As an aside, I find that the busier I get, the more compulsive I get about cleaning! Of course I have less time, so I really can't afford to be more compulsive! Go figure. Anyway, have a good nite everyone - Hi Flyfriends! I am just jumping back in. Luke has been walking/running for 2 months now. Life has been a bit more hectic to say the least. I hope Becky is doing OK. I lurked on real fast to see if she had her baby. I hope all is well. Good to see you jenn- we can get back into flylady mode together! Jenny I hope all is well by you- that must have been real scary. OK I am typing at like a million words a minute since Im sure some crisis will arise any minute. So here is a poda/tada Well, I didn't fly much.Well, I didn't fly much. Did keep the kitchen clean, though. I cooked a bit in there today. Browned some meat for Swiss Steak (which finished out the day in the crock pot). Also made a Peach Cobbler (both were Paula Deen recipies. She is so awesome!). DD9 and I went over some of the basics of baking for her 4-H project book. I started off the morning doing some bookkeeping/billing. Then I spent a good chunk of time outside getting an area ready for the chickens (while Drew napped inside). I moved about 200 T-posts (I am a super-meister-stud-woman! They were in bundles of 5!). Rigged me up a makeshift coop. Then decided that I won't put them there afterall. LOL! Decided I would clean out a section of a barn that was a chicken barn, but has been a dumping spot for junk for at least 30 years. It will be a big job cleaning that up, but I feel better using that than what I had rigged up. I'll have to build a fence around it, too. Kitchen cleaned, dog and horses are fed, along with all the humans in the house. I'm pooped. DH talked about us going to Lubbock tomorrow, but don't know what he decided. If not, I'll work on the chicken barn and getting the calf pen ready for the two we will get for DD9. Guess I won't fly much tomorrow, either! LOL! Well, we decided not to goWell, we decided not to go to Lubbock (DH had just wanted to check out some guitar store his sister told him about. LOL!). It's froggy here today and I need a shower, but going to try to work outside again today. Do some laundry. Misc. stuff. flying with a husbandWell I have had an intresting week since Sunday. With the husband home I havent done any flying of the flylady sort beccause I couldnt tear myself away from him. Now he is back to work and its time to fly again. Monday he had off and we just enjoyed each other and the kids. Yesterday my sister got married to her own Army man so I had to help with that all day but now alas it is time to remeber my house doesnt clean itself. I do hope Becky is okay! Good luck with the coop Jennye. My mom and dad just finished thiers and its going well the hens are laying already at a pretty decent rate. We have about 30 or so eggs being sat and 50 in the incubator. The turkeys are terrorizing the new ducks though and are going to have to be seperated.Its an impressive size coop though, Im thinking that in about 5 months they are gonna have to make it just a bit bigger. PODA: touch up the living room I'm going shopping today!I'm going shopping today! The girls need new Easter dresses (they wore the same ones last year as the year before). Want to get a nice short sleeve western shirt for DS4 (he will still wear jeans and boots for Easter), try to find a dutch oven, Paula Deen cookbooks, aviary netting, and groceries. The girls did some outside work yesterday, I owe them each $5. They can spend it in Bath and Body works or Claire's. Plan on meeting DH for lunch at Chili's (he had to go and get some parts, didn't want to be stuck shopping with us. He plans on taking DS4 with him later. Girls will be spending the night at the inlaws. So we won't be home all day. Jenn, so glad your hubby made it home! All I'm doing is 6-12 chickens for DD9s 4-H project (but DD7 has one chicken, too). Lois and Jenn, Becky postedLois and Jenn, Becky posted yesterday on another thread, complete with pictures. All seems well. Mission accomplished. I managed to do all I had set out to do. Walmart had one of the cookbooks (a desserts one) that I bought, also had two others that were $21 each, but I really shouldn't buy them all, so just one this trip. I looked at a bookstore, and they had three others, but they were outrageously priced. I'll buy them off amazon or Walmart.com for half the price. I found a cast iron dutch oven at True-Value, but it was $55.99. So, I'll wait for a holiday (Mother's Day or my Birthday in Oct), or I'll find one cheaper on Ebay or something. The girls and I had fun at BandBW and at Claire's, and their Easter dresses are so pretty! I'll take pictures (and some day will post them. LOL!). Hi Flyfriends!Good Morning! Hope all is well with you girls. We had such nice weather for 2 days and now it is back to windy and cold out. Had the kiddos out all day both days and was great. Hopefully nicer weather will be back soon. Been keeping up with the am and pm routine which is definitely key for me. If I wake up to a half way decent looking kitchen my day goes so much better. I am also back to doing a load of laundry a day. we will see how it goes. I was up late last night- went to see Deadly Silence with Ddad and Dsis. was really creepy and scary like The Ring scary. Was nice to get out while Dh did bedtime duty Im glad Becky is doing well and Samuel is adorable. Watched AI here too. I canWatched AI here too. I can not stand Sanjaya!! Ugh! I wasn't big on Chris either, but would have rather seen Sanjaya go. I think all the guys suck this year. Blake is the best one of the bunch, followed by Phil. But the girls rock! I can't decide which of the girls I would rather win, I love them all. I like rockin' Gina. Haley is too darn cute and I think would be a good country singer. Jordan is adorable, luv her! And the two black girls can just wail! I still can't believe Stephanie got voted off last week. That was a bad call. Thanks, JennyThank, Jenny. This is the only thread I read. Glad to know Becky and the baby are doing well. Falling to PiecesAaaahhhhh!!!!!!! Track and Field season started last week. I coach, and boy has it put a wrench in my flying. I was at a coaches clinic all last weekend in Boston, and then at practice everyday until 5:00. Plus, I'm doing the workouts with the kids so I'm tired and sore. Plus, my sister is visiting from Chicago. Sheesh. Excuses, excuses, eh? TADA PODA Have a fun Friday everyone! |
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