Stay at Home Moms/Dads---4/27--5/3

staceyw37

:flowerforyou: Good morning! Here is this week's link.

Heather, glad the yard sale went so well! Nice to see your efforts PAID off.

Brenda, sorry you're feeling it right now. We all have moments/days like that. IF you can just do one thing for the day to feel like you accomplished something do it (like cook dinner OR do load of laundry OR clean bathroom). Something small and achievable. That sense of completion will give you a good feeling! And then tomorrow do another ONE thing.

As for exercise and eating right. Take it part by part. Have a good breakfast and some water. If you can then manage a good lunch and more water GREAT. If not, well at least you started the day well. And maybe you'll recover by the end of the day and do more good things.

For exercise--maybe just do some gentle stretches. Or take a warm bath/shower and then do stretches. or do something for just 10min. walk nadya, do jumping jacks and jog in place or pretend jump rope, put on music and dance w/nadya. Just 10min. If you then want to do more, great. If not, well you moved for 10min and that's great too.

As for $, no good advice. :frown: It just sucks when you're worried about all that. Sometimes counting your blessings (try for a list of 20) helps, sometimes not. Sometimes helping someone else less fortunate helps you feel better. But i know that's not always the case and not always possible.

When things are really hard for me, i try "This too shall pass" as my mantra. It helps me remember that my mood, my thoughts, my situation is temporary.

Not trying to be lecture-y--just hoping to share what has worked for me. :flowerforyou:

Vicky--yay about the puppies and we'll just wait till wed to decide on that feeling. ultimately you'll be happy, i'm sure. but i totally understand the holiday/sick combo is yuk yuk.

Alright all--Gotta Go

staceyw37

:flowerforyou: Good morning! Here is this week's link.

Heather, glad the yard sale went so well! Nice to see your efforts PAID off.

Brenda, sorry you're feeling it right now. We all have moments/days like that. IF you can just do one thing for the day to feel like you accomplished something do it (like cook dinner OR do load of laundry OR clean bathroom). Something small and achievable. That sense of completion will give you a good feeling! And then tomorrow do another ONE thing.

As for exercise and eating right. Take it part by part. Have a good breakfast and some water. If you can then manage a good lunch and more water GREAT. If not, well at least you started the day well. And maybe you'll recover by the end of the day and do more good things.

For exercise--maybe just do some gentle stretches. Or take a warm bath/shower and then do stretches. or do something for just 10min. walk nadya, do jumping jacks and jog in place or pretend jump rope, put on music and dance w/nadya. Just 10min. If you then want to do more, great. If not, well you moved for 10min and that's great too.

As for $, no good advice. :frown: It just sucks when you're worried about all that. Sometimes counting your blessings (try for a list of 20) helps, sometimes not. Sometimes helping someone else less fortunate helps you feel better. But i know that's not always the case and not always possible.

When things are really hard for me, i try "This too shall pass" as my mantra. It helps me remember that my mood, my thoughts, my situation is temporary.

Not trying to be lecture-y--just hoping to share what has worked for me. :flowerforyou:

Vicky--yay about the puppies and we'll just wait till wed to decide on that feeling. ultimately you'll be happy, i'm sure. but i totally understand the holiday/sick combo is yuk yuk.

Alright all--Gotta Go

Marla64

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staceyw37

:brokenheart: where are you all??

hope your monday was a good start to the week! my workout was great, my eating great till dinnertime and later. ahh...
too tired to move more. off to bed

and to start again with good eating ALL day. nite--

Marla64

Come out, come out wherever you are people-- looks like the economy has everybody in the crapper. :grumble:

I'm here-- a bit green around the gills, but significantly lighter due to my recent gall bladder surgery. Oh, the pain last week-- ugh. But, the surgery was smooth and recovery going well.

Too pooped to type more-- blessings to all--

heather93277

I'm here, just not very proud of myself LOL. I ate pretty well today, but again did not work out. I use the "excuse" of back pain, but there's really no excuse. And now I'm pooped and ready for bed, so won't get it done today. :ohwell: I did take a 2 hour nap this afternoon, so my body must have needed it. Wonder if I'm still not 100% on the health front.. maybe that's what's causing me to just be "ho-hum"?

On the bright side, my sister wants me to come over tomorrow morning with one of my P90X work out DVDs cause she's interested in it. So it looks like I'll have to work out with her whether I want to or not LOL. Man, I just feel so lazy!! So mad at myself!! :explode:

Anyway.. Marla, good to hear the surgery went well, hope you recover completely very soon.

Stacey, thanks for all your thoughts.

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tazzy

Took preggy test again this morning couldnt wait till tom really positive this time now I am having doubts I just got news of my puppy and I want that so bad probably more than another baby. I think I am going to be very busy baby will just have to come along with me for shows etc I dont want to give up my dreams like I did with the other 3 my life has been on hold for so long I havent told hubby yet I want to pay the deposit on the puppy first which wont happen for another week or so I have screwed up with birth control although we were trying last month we did decide not to try for the next couple of months so we could holiday without sickness and we didnt want a xmas baby due date will be 060110 so probably xmas baby as I go early most of the time.
This will give me 4 kids 3 dogs when we get the puppy 5 guinea pigs and a rabbit and grumpy grandparents who always have something to say they think they can run my life.

Oh well not feeling like doing shred this morning now gonna go ride bikes later to feed the ducks not eating well anyway. Just started slim fast shakes as they dont make me feel sick I will just try and make sure only healthy stuff crosses my lips from now even if it isnt a lot of food quaility will have to do.
I guess I am having a baby (crying at the mo I want o be happy I really do but mixed emotions now it has happened)

writer4him

Sorry I've been awol! Very busy week last week - also hurt myself horseback riding. I fell while jumping over a log on a trail ride, and tried to land on my feet by grabbing around the horse's neck while I was slipping...must have choked her a little because she tripped and fell on ME. Her knee landed on my ankle, so exercising was basically out for last week, but nothing was really sprained or broken - just badly bruised, so hopefully I am back in action this week! My husband was also out of town last week - BAD for the eating. I was down to 129.4 before all of that, but today I am back to 131.2 so my goal is to try to re-lose all (most?) of that this week if I can so I can be back on track. I am hoping this is mostly water weight! I was so excited to FINALLY be back in the 120's - it's been over a decade!

Tazzy - congratulations! I know I had mixed emotions with every pregnancy, plus all those hormones! Just look at my cross-eyed and I would cry! Hopefully things will get on a more even keel and you will feel more prepared as time goes on.

Stacy - Thanks for keeping things going and for all your helpful advice!

Marla - Sorry about the surgery! Hope you're feeling better this week! One of my friends had that same surgery a couple of weeks ago.

Heather - I know how you feel. I am totally mad at myself also. I did incredibly stupid eating things last week when my husband was gone...like buying a quart of lo mein AND a quart of fried rice one day...and eating them BOTH in entirety throughout that day! I am so lucky I only gained two pounds back, because that is just ONE example of how bad I was last week. I guess we just have to realize that we need to pick ourselves back up and keep going. I hope this is a better week for both of us with the exercise!

This is going to be a very busy week, so this may be my only post, but I will be thinking of you all!
Kathy

Marla64

Thanks, Heather-- thanks Kathy--

Feeling better today-- much to accomplish. Library with kids-- and hope to walk with the hubs a bit later. Trying to get my legs back under me--

Have a great day everyone-- !!!!!!

heather93277

Tazzy -

*hugs* I'd like to share this with you, it may make you feel better. (or it may not LOL but I think it will) All 3 of my babies were unplanned and unexpected. My first, I got pregnant only 5 months after we got married and I was only 20. We had no money, lived in a tiny 2 bedroom apartment, hated my job, only 1 vehicle between hubby & I... just was not a good thing.

Then, after I had my first, had 1 period, then found out I was pregnant again!! :noway: They had the exact same due dates, only one year apart. We didn't know what to think. On one hand we were terrified because we couldn't afford to feed ourselves, let alone 2 babies! On the other hand, God had given us such a precious gift. I had a very close friend that had been trying for years to conceive and couldn't. That really put things into perspective. I did a lot of crying, a lot of praying, and a lot of worrying, but it all worked out. I don't know how, but it did.

Congrats on the baby and the puppy.. cheer up, it will be ok :flowerforyou:

Kathy -

ouchie!!! :sick: that had to hurt so bad!! don't hit the exercise too hard until that's completely healed.

I hope you & I both have a better week too LOL :laugh:

So I'm going over to my sister's with my P90X. Today is Chest, Shoulders, Triceps and Abs so it's gonna be rough but she'll keep me going. So you guys understand a picture of how ridiculous this will be, let me go off a minute here LOL!! I'm 5'11", over 200 lbs. big girl, right? Well she's 5'5", wears a size 2, lil tiny thing. But, that girl has muscles! She's the kind of person that can eat whatever, work out one day a week, and keep that body of hers. Irritates me that I got completely opposite genes. (by the way, my other sister and brother both have these freak of nature genes too.. only I got the regular genes) So should be cheap entertainment for any flies on the wall to see me struggle while she will probably barely break a sweat LOL!! :laugh: The only thing I have going for me is that I'm 8 years younger and quit smoking, while she still smokes hehe. I'm not usually a competitive person but I sure sound like I am with her, huh?!

Nadyasmom

Tazzy--I'm sorry that your emotions are so mixed up. I wish I had more "words of wisdom" for you, but maybe just remember that although things seem like it's totally the "wrong timing", God knows the best for you and your family and will put everything in place in a way that is SO much bigger than how you could puzzle it together.

Heather--wow--the first period after birth huh? I just got my first pp af, so it just made me realize again that I could actually get pg again now--not in my plan, but we aren't preventing either. It took us 18 months with our daughter, so we'd rather not let b/c affect me again like it did the last time (we are pretty sure it really screwed me up before). As for your explanation of the workout--thank you for sharing that...I too have been lazy lately and it just cracked me up about your comment of the flies on the wall. Made me think our flies must be saying "wow, look at Brenda--she stuck with your normal routine of 3 or 4 days of good, then BAD BAD BAD!!! You lazy fool!" hahahaha...gotta get motivated here.

Stacey--thanks for the encouragement. Just gotta remember to control what I can--and that's my eating and exercise.

heather93277

Yup, first period, which was 2 months after having my first baby... and I had gotten the depo shot, so wasn't even supposed to ovulate. So much for that! LOL :laugh: That's why my boys ended up being 11 1/2 months apart (2nd was early). Craziness.

HAHAHA I had worse than a fly on the wall.. my bro-in-law was there getting ready for work :embarassed: The good news? I did more reps than she did!! That right there is proof to me that the P90X program really works, cause I've ALWAYS been more weak than her! woohoo! :drinker: Now, if only I could get rid of this fat that has hi-jacked my body hehehe.

Feeling so much better now that I worked out. I was in a real slump there and sweating it out did me some good!! *happy dance*

Nadyasmom

Way to go Heather!!! yay for being stronger--even if your outside body doesn't show it, the INSIDE is healthier!

staceyw37

I guess I am having a baby (crying at the mo I want o be happy I really do but mixed emotions now it has happened)

mixed emotions normal state of preganancy--why else do you get nine months to wrap your head around the idea.
see how your emotions play out in another couple weeks. right now--you KNOW--it's hormone heaven/hell. so you can't think rationally.

i understand not wanting to put off the puppy--but think about it. i'm only saying this as a fellow mom hoping to preserve your sanity---you don't know how easy the pg will be, you don't know what kind of kid it will be. that is, what if it's colicky?? will you still be up for shows after being up taking care of 3 kids and colicky baby? what if it's special needs? would you give the pupy away so you can focus on that?? from a $ standpoint, what if you need the deposit $ for something for your health?

i'm not trying to guilt you. you know how bad i want another dog in my life. HOWEVER, i have given it tons of consideration and understand why now isn't the right time for us.
so here, this baby has grabbed hold of you already--how do you want to proceed?

y'know the old saying: We plan, G-d laughs.

btw--congratulations!!

vicky--i wanted to add that i wasn't trying to scare you or be a downer on these other possibilities. it's just that my #1 is special needs while #2 and #3 are fine. whose to say we'd be lucky again?? so to try for a 4th--we feel like we'd be tempting Fate. this is why i take bcp every day w/no skipping a week. so, that's my mindset as i heard your pleas. baby is for sure coming (g-d willing anyway) whereas you haven't finalized anything on the dog. i hope you took all my comments in the loving, supportive spirit in which it was intended

staceyw37

I guess I am having a baby (crying at the mo I want o be happy I really do but mixed emotions now it has happened)

mixed emotions normal state of preganancy--why else do you get nine months to wrap your head around the idea.
see how your emotions play out in another couple weeks. right now--you KNOW--it's hormone heaven/hell. so you can't think rationally.

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staceyw37

:flowerforyou: kathy--sorry about your injury. glad that nothing was broken. i know you said this week will be busy too, but i hope your foot/ankle feels better, at least.

marla, i'm so glad to hear you're getting around and that you're recovering ok. get well(er).

tazzy

Thank you for all your support still no exercise I think I will take this week off to get over my news and next week I will get back to it I have read that even things like shred are actually safe in pregnancy all the not exercising to hard is rubish and out dated so I fully intend on keeping myself mega active just not this week need to give the mind time to get over this stil havent told hubby yet so need to do this first.

Diet is OK probably not eating enough but it will be ok.

heather93277

Thank you for all your support still no exercise I think I will take this week off to get over my news and next week I will get back to it I have read that even things like shred are actually safe in pregnancy all the not exercising to hard is rubish and out dated so I fully intend on keeping myself mega active just not this week need to give the mind time to get over this stil havent told hubby yet so need to do this first.

Diet is OK probably not eating enough but it will be ok.

Have you ever tried yoga? Excellent for flexibility, toning muscle AND for the mind I agree, exercise is GOOD for pregnancy, as long as you aren't facing complications. I was never more in shape or good to my body as when I was carrying my babies :happy: Make sure you're getting enough folic acid and other vitamins.. start your prenatals? Not eating enough won't hurt the baby, it'll hurt you LOL

I am on a cardio day, today, and I think I'm out of my slump, completely! whew! that was horrible. :ohwell: I hope you all have a good Wednesday :flowerforyou:

staceyw37

morning! heather--glad you're out of your slump! go get it, girl!

and tazzy--we're always here. (((big hugs)))

this am i need to "entertain" kid #1. i wouldn't let her go on a field trip to see Earth the movie. With the "natural" violence and the big screen and the loud sound--it would be too intense for her. of course, she dsn't agree with me. oh well.
i told her we could bake cookies to bring to school for their pizza party lunch. and/or she wants to write a letter to her principal about better recycling efforts at school. i'll help either way.

and i'm hoping to do the leslie sansone 5 day slim down dvd i got from the library. i'm really into her dvd's right now. tonight's dinner is leftovers so for once i don't feel like i have so so much on my to do list. yay!

i hope all of you have a great "hump" day! later--

heather93277

Stacey, my 2nd son has autism so I completely understand your worrying she might not handle the movie well. My poor son has to sit there with his hands over his ears at movie theaters LOL. So we don't go often I hope it turns out to be a good day for both you & your daughter

tazzy

I know what yo are saying stacey I went through all of this with my best friend yesterday and she is coming over tomorrow for girl talk but the thing is I have had my sights on this dog for 2 years and I will do anything to make it happen.

I generally have really easy pregnancies plus hubby works til lunch time only and he works a rota of 14 day work 7 days rest so he is at home quite a lot which will help with baby and puppy plus the puppy will be 9 months old by xmas. I do understand everything you are saying I have been going through it my head dont worry the conclusion is that if I was to pull out of having this puppy and delay again I will end up depressed and resenting the baby becuase even though the timing is off we were still planning puppy and number 4 this summer anyway nature just made our plans happen sooner as for showing I will be doing dog comps anyway as my son does this also so baby will have to portable.

I am a great juggler of life and I CAN DO THIS (sorry I keep telling myself this) my best friend doesnt live far and has offered to help just like I help her.

Either way the puppy problem is a nightmare the kennels who promised to breed me a puppy 2 year ago bred a secret litter that I wasnt aware was plannedcontacted me yesterday offering me a puppy however the pups that were born last week was a kennel I got in touch with 2 months ago out of desparation so I now have a decision to make which kennel who do I upset I cant decide I like both people and I just want my dog so I am a bit blinkered at the mo.

Exercise today nothing how bad am I. Feel ok today though so managed to eat a bit better got a feeling this is a baby boy we are going to go to the UK to find out the sex when the time is right

staceyw37

vicky, you sound so much better today--your tone is more relaxed.
sorry i was being a lecture-y leisl, but thanks for taking it in good stride. you are obviously a planner and one with lots of spunk and optimism. :drinker:

can i ask you baking q's?? i also love to bake, but not cakes so much. my cakes don't turn out so well. but cookies and bars--well that i love. there's this great website (cookiemadness.net) that i check out often--to drool. :laugh:

anyway, i'm wanting to lighten up some fave recipes and i don't quite get how to do the substitutions.
like, can you automatically reduce butter by 1/2 and use applesauce for that other half? can you usually cut sugar down (like from 1 cup to 3/4 cup) without wrecking taste? and then how do liquid and solid ingredients get adjusted for these changes?? do you have any helpful ideas or sites you use for baking knowledge? any input would be very much appreciated.

this morning we made my grandma's brown sugar cookies and while they are only 51 cals each, they're like button cookies. i'm wanting to lighten it (rt now it's 1 cup butter) and red sugar. and of course i "sampled" the burnt ones. the rest are wrapped up and ready for her school. thank g-d!

alright--take her to school, then i can WORK OUT!! laundry--yeah, right.

good day all!

heather93277

You fellow moms will probably appreciate my freaking-out-ness on this one LOL...

So I get a call from the superintendant of the school district. It's one of those recorded messages. There has been a CONFIRMED child with the swine flu at a school and this morning they are testing another child from same school with same symptoms. They shut the school down. Fortunately, it's not a school my kids go to but the actual school is about 1.5 miles from my home!! (which means the family must live relatively close, possibly shops where I do, etc).

I'm a little scared by all this. I realize people get flu every day and all that, but this has hit just a little too close to home for my comfort LOL. Makes me want to go stock up on canned foods in case this becomes a problem in our city.

What do you all think? Reason to be a lil freaked out or am I over reacting.

Marla64

You fellow moms will probably appreciate my freaking-out-ness on this one LOL...

So I get a call from the superintendant of the school district. It's one of those recorded messages. There has been a CONFIRMED child with the swine flu at a school and this morning they are testing another child from same school with same symptoms. They shut the school down. Fortunately, it's not a school my kids go to but the actual school is about 1.5 miles from my home!! (which means the family must live relatively close, possibly shops where I do, etc).

I'm a little scared by all this. I realize people get flu every day and all that, but this has hit just a little too close to home for my comfort LOL. Makes me want to go stock up on canned foods in case this becomes a problem in our city.

What do you all think? Reason to be a lil freaked out or am I over reacting.

All I keep thinking about is the Carol Burnett/Harvey Korman skit on the swine flu back in the '70s, during the LAST mass hysteria-- she's diagnosed and turns to the camera and has a pig snout-- classic.:laugh:

Cool your jets-- the media, schools everybody else will be going wayyyy overboard on this one. If they didn't have something frantic to report in their world of 24 hour "news" they wouldn't know what to do with themselves--

Let cooler heads prevail--

heather93277

It totally may be the case that it's being overdone but I'd rather stay on the side of caution and be sure I'm washing my hands and the kids hands often LOL :laugh:

writer4him

It totally may be the case that it's being overdone but I'd rather stay on the side of caution and be sure I'm washing my hands and the kids hands often LOL :laugh:

A group from my church, including my husband and oldest son, are scheduled to go on a missions trip in Mexico at the end of June (not Mexico City, but still...) Yes, we've be thinking & talking a LOT about the whole swine thing at our house this week!

tazzy

Stacey yo can sub 50 % butter with veg shortening slightly healthier you could try using applesauce as part of the sugar. You need to know the normal consitancy before you do then just mimic this it is difficult to do I dont useually alter because the fattening ones are allways nicer and I am of the opinion that 1 mouth of pure pleasure is better than 6 that arent I would go organic though that way you know the food is the best quality and use dark chocolate only.

It is a difficult one to help with as I dont very offer do healthy cakes I should though so I may experiment sometime could be a good angle to market. I am making a communion cake today then I have to make my friends christening cake then thats me til July after the holiday.

Feeling more confident today worried about telling my parents havent got to do this for a good while yet they always have a problem with everything I do how old do I need to be before that stop telling me how to live my life they are really bad yet their lives are a disaster at the moment my mum is depressed on meds for serious anxiety becuase she blows everything way out or proportion my dad has been forced to resign from the company that he set up yet they think they are so perfect they have to tell me how to live coz they do a good job of being miserable. I want to be on my death bed in many years to come and look back on my life and say yes it was a good one with few regrets hectic but it wouldnt be me if it wasnt.

Gonna walk mums dogs today then mine they are in Florida at the mo. So that will be my exercise today still not feeling too dreadful which is good just hope it stays like this.

staceyw37

Stacey yo can sub 50 % butter with veg shortening slightly healthier you could try using applesauce as part of the sugar. You need to know the normal consitancy before you do then just mimic this it is difficult to do I dont useually alter because the fattening ones are allways nicer and I am of the opinion that 1 mouth of pure pleasure is better than 6 that arent I would go organic though that way you know the food is the best quality and use dark chocolate only.

It is a difficult one to help with as I dont very offer do healthy cakes I should though so I may experiment sometime could be a good angle to market. I am making a communion cake today then I have to make my friends christening cake then thats me til July after the holiday.

Feeling more confident today worried about telling my parents havent got to do this for a good while yet they always have a problem with everything I do how old do I need to be before that stop telling me how to live my life they are really bad yet their lives are a disaster at the moment my mum is depressed on meds for serious anxiety becuase she blows everything way out or proportion my dad has been forced to resign from the company that he set up yet they think they are so perfect they have to tell me how to live coz they do a good job of being miserable. I want to be on my death bed in many years to come and look back on my life and say yes it was a good one with few regrets hectic but it wouldnt be me if it wasnt.

Gonna walk mums dogs today then mine they are in Florida at the mo. So that will be my exercise today still not feeling too dreadful which is good just hope it stays like this.

thanks for the baking tips. i will need to experiment. i've put it off only b/c i will eat too much. it's a very good thing those cookies weren't sitting around here. :laugh:
as for lighter cakes, i come across a lot of recipes that i save. one is this amazing cheesecake that won some contest but then was re-done "lighter." have never tried it, but man it looks deee---lish!

sounds like putting off telling your folks till as long as possible is the way to go. you don't need their garbage, i'm sorry--i know what's best for you advice.
enjoy your walks with the dogs (envious here) and feel good. :flowerforyou:

Nadyasmom

Well Ladies..

The summer camp that I was teaching for finished today--THANK GOD! It was really wiping my out--totally stole from any normal chance at a schedule and made working out seem like a drag by the time I got home. So now I have a couple of weeks break before the studio opens up. Of course I need to pick music and begin choreographing, but that is all fun for me--so it's "work" but enjoyable and totally my own schedule. I'm taking 3 or 4 days COMPLETE break first.

I WILL start exercising again. My goal is tomorrow (Friday) but if not, then for sure on Sat. I have lost weight though! Check out my new weight tracker! (It was previously at 26 lbs to go).

staceyw37

wtg brenda! :drinker:


:indifferent: i'm sick! i hate being sick--the right side of my nose is raw from wiping/blowing, my stomach is full of dripping mucus, and my head weighs a ton. i feel drunk. sometimes i wish i lived near my mom, b/c in theory she'd come take the kids and i'd loll around in bed. BUT my mom is in IL and i don't talk to her (kinda a "marla stick-it" situation). so i'm moaning here.
i've taken zyrtec everyday, and still so itchy by last night. took benadryl and ambien (that helped). and zyrtec and dayquil today (not much help). i know all the things i can do to feel better, but i just wanted to whine a minute.

whew! minute's up! :laugh:

lunch to make and 2 little ones watching Bolt (from Redbox). then i can lay down on the couch.

later--

Marla64

wtg brenda! :drinker:


:indifferent: i'm sick! i hate being sick--the right side of my nose is raw from wiping/blowing, my stomach is full of dripping mucus, and my head weighs a ton. i feel drunk. sometimes i wish i lived near my mom, b/c in theory she'd come take the kids and i'd loll around in bed. BUT my mom is in IL and i don't talk to her (kinda a "marla stick-it" situation). so i'm moaning here.
i've taken zyrtec everyday, and still so itchy by last night. took benadryl and ambien (that helped). and zyrtec and dayquil today (not much help). i know all the things i can do to feel better, but i just wanted to whine a minute.

whew! minute's up! :laugh:

lunch to make and 2 little ones watching Bolt (from Redbox). then i can lay down on the couch.

later--

A "Marla stick it situation-- " LOL-- I love it.

I'm nearly famous.

Feel better, Stacey!! Spring allergies are the pits.