Discussion junction, what's your function? (weekend posting party)

[Nichole]

New thread for a new weekend! I heard the Conjunction Junction song on the way to work this morning and can't get it out of my head, hence the title today. :lol:

Topic to start: what's the grossest thing you've ever eaten?


Hmm...I'm having a hard time answering my own question. :lol: The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is steak tartare. It probably qualifies as gross because it's raw ground beef. (or maybe it's gross because I actually liked it :lol: )

[Barb]

I can't think of anything gross I've eaten on purpose. I tried some Sushi one time and hated it, couldn't even swallow it, had to spit it out. :dead: Also accidentally swalled some sour milk once. Now I always sniff milk before I pour it.

[Nichole]

Ew, sour milk is definitely on the gross list. :dead:

[Alyssa]

Cavier. I still get sick thinking of it. :dead:

[sheila]

Yeah, I think caviar would be at the top of my list as well. I guess I am just uncultured. :lol:

Re: sour milk: I saw part of a commerical yesterday that had a guy eating "cottage cheese" out of a milk carton. The roommate walked in and reminded him that cottage cheese doesn't come in milk cartons, and guy #1 thought about it for a second, shrugged and went back to eating it. :puke: I had to turn it off right away. Even thinking about it now makes me feel a little queasy.

[Barb]

Do you remember what it was a commercial for? I think I'd puke if I saw it.

[Nichole]

Ewww, that's gross! :puke: I wonder if it was a Carls Jr/Hardees ad? You know the one about how if it weren't for them, some guys would go hungry? :rolleyes:

[redhairedgirl]

I don't normally think it's disgusting - but when I was in Paris, we ordered some shrimp and it came out with all the antennae and everything. It was definitely a different sight to behold, that's for sure. :lol: I don't like my food looking back at me.

[Alysia]

oh yuck! I cant really think of anything except this really nasty COLD corn chowder that my mom made one time.......... Yuck!

[Barb]

I don't like my food looking back at me.

I'm the same way, and I don't like it to resemble the creature it once was. :errr:

[sheila]

I have no idea what the commercial was for. I couldn't watch the end to find out. :errr:

This one time, on the way to a business dinner,[/American Pie] the guys I was going with took great delight in describing the "Three Screams" dish to me. Here is what I found online as a description, but the guys described it as being served with a very young/embryonic chick of some sort:
2) Three screams

Take a live young mouse (just-born). Clasp its head using chopsticks, it'll make one screaming noise. Then dip it into the sauce, it'll make another scream noise. Then put it into your mouth, and it makes another screaming noise. This dish therefore is called "Three Screams" (San Zhi Er).

[redhairedgirl]

Yuck Sheila! :puke:

There was a class held at my school Washington State University - in entomology - and at the end of the class, they taught you which bugs you could eat - and had a feast offering these bugs. :puke:

[Susan]

rattlesnake is probably at the top of my "most disgusting thing i ever ate" list. but it was almost unrecognizable since it was breaded so heavily and deep fried.

[Mrs. Shae]

it was neither on purpose or really by choice ... but when i was young ... i was *tricked* into eating Rocky Mountain Oysters :puke: ... and they were nasty BEFORE i knew what they were ...

[Alyssa]

Yeah, I think caviar would be at the top of my list as well. I guess I am just uncultured. :lol:I am so uncultured I spelled it wrong. :blush:

[Alyssa]

rattlesnake is probably at the top of my "most disgusting thing i ever ate" list. but it was almost unrecognizable since it was breaded so heavily and deep fried.I had it too. Along w/ alligator. Deep frying does wonders for what I'm willing to try. :lol:

[Alysia]

Ive had alligator before too, deep fried. It wasnt that bad. :lol:

[Barb]

What did it taste like, chicken? :lol:

[Alysia]

Of course!! :lol:

[Ana975]

Tripe. My mom makes it a lot but I hate it. I can't even stand the smell of it when it's cooking. :dead:

[Alysia]

oooohh speaking of things that smell and taste gross.......... Liver!! :puke:

[Michal]

I try to stay away from anything to gross because I have a strong gag reflex. The one food I really can't eat is salmon and where I live salmon is THE local food, BC has lots of fresh, wild salmon. I worked at a Japanese retaurant after highschool for a bit and the sushi chef gave me a salmon roll while I was on shift once, I took a bite and started to gag right there in front of customers I had to hide behind the counter and spit it out; sooo embarassing! :blush:

[Nichole]

Ok, I'm currently regretting the topic choice I made here. :lol:

New topic:

If you were stranded on a desert island and could only bring one food with you, what would it be? (assume you'd have an endless supply ;))

My DIF (desert island food): Cheeseburger with the works (lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, etc). :lick: I figure I can eat just the veggies and bun if I get tired of the meat. :lol:

[Alysia]

It would have to be my guilty pleasure... pepperoni sticks! :lol: Oh so bad for me... but oh so yummy!

[Barb]

My DIF: I could never get tired of chocolate chip cookies.

[LISA]

My DIF would be crab legs and butter :pant:

[TtownAnne]

Gross foods - there's not much I wouldn't try at least once, figuring that if I were starving I'd sure be willing to eat it! So I've had shark, buffalo, alligator (not bad - done up spicy like sausage), escargot.

Desert island food - french fries! I literally could eat french fries every day and be totally happy.

[Bev]

Gross foods: Wasabi. Many of the food choices at the "real Chinese" restaurant for my friends wedding when I was 3 months pregnant. You can't spit food out into a cloth napkin.

Desert island food: Toughie. I'm inclined to say peanut butter toast, but the fries sound good too.

Grossest thing Graham has ever almost eaten, just today: The flimy part of the cat claw that is shaped like the cat claw but sort of peels off the side when you trim the cat claws, or they fall off by themselves. KWIM? He's better for picking up crap than my vacuum, I swear!

[Michal]

DIF- Chicken ceasar salad from Earls, I craved this everyday with my first pregnancy. :lick:

[Alyssa]

DIF - peanut butter

[Alyssa]

I just snuck out to shoe shop. Nothing exciting really, but I'm digging them for $15 total. :biggrin:
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045287_beauty.gif
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045790_beauty.gif

[TtownAnne]

Another desert island question: What would be your ONE book/movie/song (some form of entertainment) to take along?

[TtownAnne]

LOVE the pink ones, Alyssa! Target has something kinda like them, except an ivory color and regular-backs, not slides.

[Michal]

Do the pink ones come with laces? or is that why they were such a deal? :lol:I just snuck out to shoe shop. Nothing exciting really, but I'm digging them for $15 total. :biggrin:
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045287_beauty.gif
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045790_beauty.gif

[Alyssa]

Another desert island question: What would be your ONE book/movie/song (some form of entertainment) to take along?I think I'd bring an almanac with all sorts of silly facts and maps and stuff.

[Alysia]

Another desert island question: What would be your ONE book/movie/song (some form of entertainment) to take along?

The Princess Bride

[Trish]

Cute shoes Alyssa! :aok: And what a deal!

DIF - Tough one? Gosh, I can't think of anything??? :scratch:

[Nichole]

Ooh, I'm off to scope out some shoes! :bolt: I like both of your choices Alyssa, but the pink ones are the kind that my feet would stinkify in short order. :dead:

DIE (desert island entertainment): Tough one. hmmm... I might have to go with The Princess Bride, too. I think a book might be a better choice for me, though. How to narrow it down, though? I shall have to think on that one for a bit.

[Alyssa]

Do the pink ones come with laces? or is that why they were such a deal? :lol::lol: No laces is the style. But I will admit to looking for them in the box before I realized that!

They're at Payless, BTW. Also have them in blue:

http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/047040_beauty.gif

And with backs in green:
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/046374_beauty.gif



I almost got these ones instead, but worried about what color to wear w/them:
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045405_beauty.gif


These were the others I thought about. I don't have all my summery clothes figured out though, so I might go back. I like bying summer shoes at Payless b/c they are cheap and I don't worry if they get wrecked/go out of style:
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045954_beauty.gif
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045942_beauty.gif
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/045944_beauty.gif
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/046757_beauty.gif
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/047073_beauty.gif
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/046613_beauty.gif

[Trish]

I have never seen The Princess Bride :blush1:

[TtownAnne]

Ooooh, I will have to stop at Payless this weekend! Love several of those styles...

[Alysia]

Trish! We must fix that!!

[Michele]

Most disgusting food for me...chicken feet...I used to go for dim sum brunch in Chinatown a lot when we lived in the city, and one day I was dared to try them....nasty and never again!

DIF - I think for me it would be pizza, but Nichole's burger is sounding pretty good too.

DIE - This is a hard one, I don't really have a book or a movie that I watch over and over again. I think I would bring my old Little House on the Prairie (geek alert!), books - they are all packaged together in a box, so I think they could count as one. Those are the only books I have read multiple times, although not so much in the last 15 years....

[Nichole]

Trish! :eek: You have to see that movie!

Michele, I loved the LHOTP books, too. I haven't read them in ages, but it sounds like a good idea. :)

I didn't see any work-appropriate shoes at Payless, but I do kind of like these for kicking around town:
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/046976_beauty.gif

[schwanda]

Grossest thing: I ate a live goldfish in college. It was on a dare. I think I felt sick for weeks after that.

Amanda

[Michele]

I'm glad I'm not alone in my fondness for LHOTP, Nichole!

I like those shoes too...and I like the sneaker ones that Alyssa posted, but I too fear the stink factor.

I need spring/summer clothes in a bad way, but I just don't want to spend any money on maternity clothes. I squeezed myself into a pair of non-maternity capris today (they have a drawstring waist), not too bad for almost 27 weeks.

ETA: I just looked at my ticker...I thought I was closer to 27 weeks than I am...damn!

[schwanda]

Trish - I can't believe you've never seen The Princess Bride. It's one of my all-time favs!!!

Amanda

[redhairedgirl]

DIF: I know some of you have mentioned it being gross - but I would live on sushi for the rest of my life if I could. :lol:

DIE: Love Actually. I watched that movie for the first time a few weeks ago and loved it. I could watch Colin Firth a few more times. :pant:

[TtownAnne]

Oh good, Mandy, maybe you'll be shipwrecked with me and Bridget and we can all watch together. We'll bring Andrew Lincoln along and we can all trade him and Colin Firth off. :)

[Alyssa]

I didn't see any work-appropriate shoes at Payless, but I do kind of like these for kicking around town:
http://www.payless.com/Images/beauty/046976_beauty.gifLove those! But we clearly have different ideas on work appopriate, b/c I would wear them to work and fit right in here. :nod:

[Alyssa]

Count me in the minority of people who have not seen The Princess Bride. I think I tried to watch it once, but didn't get very far into it. I surely have no clue what it's about. :dunno:

[Nichole]

Alyssa, I'd love to wear them, but we're not allowed to wear open toed shoes for safety reasons. Boo. :(

[Michele]

I've never seen Princess Bride either...or Goonies....

People get mad at me when I say I've never seen Goonies...but now I feel like I can't watch it b/c not having seen it is like my claim to fame.

[gulp!]

I surprised DH by walking down the aisle to the theme from Princess Bride. :blush: :lol:

[gulp!]

Michele! Just join the crowd and watch Goonies. :lol:

[Susan]

:lol: No laces is the style. But I will admit to looking for them in the box before I realized that!


Seriously? How the heck do they stay on?:shuffle:

[Susan]

People get mad at me when I say I've never seen Goonies...but now I feel like I can't watch it b/c not having seen it is like my claim to fame.

So if I say I've never even heard of it. . . what does that say about me? :shuffle:

[TtownAnne]

The tongue and area around the laces is sewn down, so they aren't flopping around on your feet.

[Nichole]

They'd be impossible to walk in if they weren't somehow sewn together. I can just imagine the doofusness if I tried to wear those all floppy. :lol:

[Michal]

:puke: Why???!!!Grossest thing: I ate a live goldfish in college. It was on a dare. I think I felt sick for weeks after that.

Amanda

[Michal]

DIE- my old esthetics textbook, it was very interesting, I would read it like a novel.

[Bridget]

I'm late to a party! CRAPOLA! 63 posts without ME????

When I read Jemima J by Jane Green I imagined Colin Firth as the good looking lead guy the whole way through.

Oh good, Mandy, maybe you'll be shipwrecked with me and Bridget and we can all watch together. We'll bring Andrew Lincoln along and we can all trade him and Colin Firth off. :)

BTW do you really want ME to answer the "gross food" question? You know my list is going to be bad. :shuffle:

[Clare]

I've never seen The Princess Bride either :dunno:

I was going to say Love Actually for my DIE too. I put it on a couple of weeks ago as background noise and ended up sitting down and watching the whole thing, not getting anything done :shuffle: I love that movie :heart:

DIF: hmmm, don't know. Maybe Pad Thai with green chicken curry.

[redhairedgirl]

BTW do you really want ME to answer the "gross food" question? You know my list is going to be bad. :shuffle:

Squid prepared in 300 different ways? :lol:

[Michele]

So if I say I've never even heard of it. . . what does that say about me? :shuffle:

You've never even heard of the Goonies??? Where have you been?

[Bridget]

Close. I've had it many ways except live and squirming. :lol:

Squid prepared in 300 different ways? :lol:

Shrimp shells and feet is another one... no heads, though. Although I don't think I can top the live goldfish...

DIE - yeah, Love Actually is going to be up there
DIF - hm... thinking... thinking... maybe just potatoes because I know I could survive on them!

[sheila]

So if I say I've never even heard of it. . . what does that say about me? :shuffle:

That you were a junior or senior in high school when it came out.... and obviously far too cool to notice a movie like Goonies being out

[Eva]

DIE....Another one for "love Actually". I am pretty sure that is my most worn DVD.

DIF: Salt and viniger chips...normally That wouldn't be my first choice but that and anything with cheese have been my major cravings lately.

I loved the Little House books as a kid.

[Alyssa]

I was going to say Love Actually for my DIE too. I put it on a couple of weeks ago as background noise and ended up sitting down and watching the whole thing, not getting anything done :shuffle: I love that movie :heart:
Haven't seen this movie either. :updown:

[Bev]

I haven't seen The Goonies either. Or:
Shawshank Redemption (even though it's on tv every 20 minutes)
Saving Private Ryan
Dances With Wolves
Braveheart

DIE: if I can't have the internet then the Harry Potter books I think. :hp:

[Nichole]

I haven't seen Love Actually, either. I'd like to, but I know Brendon has no interest so I need to plan its arrival from Netflix for a weekend that he's gone. :lol:

[Nichole]

Kidlet numero dos is sick at daycare and I'm now waiting to hear if I need to take him in to the ped this afternoon... :(

[Stacy]

DIF - i am thinking chicken stew with biscuits.

DIE - as goody-goody as it sounds I would bring the Bible. Whether you believe all the stories or not, it's still good reading.


Nicole, I hope you kidlet isn't too sick.

[Alysia]

uh oh! i hope he feels better soon, Nichole!

[kim]

late to the party but i brought drinks
http://www.matoppskrift.no/images/matvarer/margarita7.jpg.


gross food: ostrich. but i like it :lick:...i also eat cherry stones, which are raw clams...with tabasco.

desert island food: cheese fries.

desert island entertainment: stephen king's 'the stand', uncut version. it's so long that by the time you finish it, you've forgotten the beginning and can start over :lol:

[Nichole]

Thanks, Stcy (:awink: ) and Alysia. I'm still waiting for the call back from the ped.

Mmm, I'll take one of those, Kim! :lick: Very true about the The Stand. :lol: The walking man might want a margarita, too. ;)

[Alysia]

its only 2 here but I think a drink is in order! it is friday after all!

[Stacy]

Thanks, Stcy (:awink: ) and Alysia. I'm still waiting for the call back from the ped.

Mmm, I'll take one of those, Kim! :lick: Very true about the The Stand. :lol: The walking man might want a margarita, too. ;)


:lol2: Sorry NicHole.

[Nichole]

:heee:

[Alysia]

:lol: The H is easy for me to remember since I chose to spell Genavieve's middle name that way. I have a harder time leaving the H out if necessary.

[Susan]

You've never even heard of the Goonies??? Where have you been?


Boston! Oh wait... you too...

[Nichole]

It always throws me off when I see your journal title in new posts, Alysia. "Nope, that's not my thread." :lol:

[Alysia]

:lol: Sorry about that!

That's like me getting confused when I see threads Alyssa starts... At first glance I think... "Well, that's odd.. I don't remember posting a thread about that". :lol:

[Nichole]

Oh, it's ok. I'm happy to see someone spreading the H love around with me. :lol:

[Susan]

That you were a junior or senior in high school when it came out.... and obviously far too cool to notice a movie like Goonies being out

Yes... well... then there's THAT...



I was too busy studying for my SATs. Or something.

[Alyssa]

That's like me getting confused when I see threads Alyssa starts... At first glance I think... "Well, that's odd.. I don't remember posting a thread about that". :lol:Hee hee, I do that too! :lol:

[Alyssa]

Okay Posting Party Participants. I have a personal "help me" question.

If your job was in question due to your company being acquired, would you still put your house on the market knowing how slow the market is these days, or would you wait until you knew for 100% if you would still have your current job?

[Nichole]

I think I'd wait, but I'm the cautious type in almost all situations.

[Alysia]

yikes. thats a tough siuation, Alyssa! I think I would wait if it were me.

[Dennis]

Okay Posting Party Participants. I have a personal "help me" question.

If your job was in question due to your company being acquired, would you still put your house on the market knowing how slow the market is these days, or would you wait until you knew for 100% if you would still have your current job?

What's your concern about it? I'm not sure I see a difference between losing your job and being in your current house and losing your job after you've bought a new one.

[Michele]

I think I'd wait to Alyssa...you only have 20 days, right?

[sheila]

What's your concern about it? I'm not sure I see a difference between losing your job and being in your current house and losing your job after you've bought a new one.

I think the concern is applying for a mortgage with a job v. without one. I'd probably wait, too.

And I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you. :crossfing

[Dennis]

I think the concern is applying for a mortgage with a job v. without one. I'd probably wait, too.

And I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you. :crossfing

If that's the case, then you just take the house off the market.

[Eva]

We went through a similar thing last year. We were thinking of moving and saw a house we loved but Dh's company was about to be taken over and we didn't know if he would be laid of. We decided to wait. His job is fine but then we decided to stay here for a year or 2 more. :rolleyes:

[TtownAnne]

I'm a cautious Nellie too - I'd wait, just to be sure.

[Cami]

Alyssa~ If you listed it now and got a buyer immediately, how would you respond? You'd have to do something without knowing your job situation. I'd wait. It's not that long and then at least you'll have a better idea of what your options are.

I haven't seen Princess Bride or Goonies either.

DIF: Chocolate chip cookies and milk
DIE: If I couldn't have internet access, I wouldn't be happy. Not that I should be happy, stranded on a desert island. I guess for a movie, I would pick Working Girl.

[Stacy]

Alyssa, don't you think you should wait to see about #4 first. :bolt:

[Nichole]

Whew, just heard from the ped. He said it just sounds like another daycare cold and to just do the typical cold stuff (vaporizer, snot sucker, saline drops). No need to come in unless he's really struggling to breathe. Hopefully he's doing ok; I'll be picking him up for the day in an hour and a half. Poor baby. :(

[Dawn]

Hey all! :wavey:

Nichole - Hope your baby's ok. It sucks when they're sick! Angelina always seems to be sick and she's not even in daycare! :wtf: When she goes to the Dr. next mo. for her 18 mo. visit, I'm going to mention it to him because I *think* she may have allergies now. :scratch:

What is everyone's plans for the weekend??? What's the weather going to be like too?

[Dawn]

Oh no, Bretta. :blue: I hope Ashley & Savannah get well soon. :(

I'm sure they'll be fine with G'ma. :) You have a good time at Six Flags! Lucky you! It's been a couple years that we went, and hope to go this season! :) They've added so much stuff and rides....I'm dying to check it out!

[MrsPeacefrog]

:wavey: Hi Everyone!!

I just pulled myself out of bed a few hours ago (its 2:45pm) because we spent the entire night in hospital with Jacob :blue: my poor baby was vomiting non stop and pooping like there was no tomorrow, he was starting to get dehydrated. He has viral gastrointeritis (sp?) and has spots all over his body.. The dr's were concerned because he is on heavy antibiotics for his staph toe and if he couldn't keep anything down then the antibiotics won't work and they were talking penicilin shots and everything, but by about 4am this morning he stopped throwing up and managed to keep down 7 x 3ml syringes of pedilite. So we got sent home with orders if it starts up again to bring him back... MY theory he caught it when we went to emergency on tuesday for the toe, there were manky kids all over the joint


Okay... so my answers

Disgusting food: witchiti grubs
Disgusting drink: a cocktail of milk, scotch, beer, sub zero and red wine... skulled in one hit! ACK!

DIF: my mothers broscholi's they are the BEST

DIE: I would bring the internet with me as well...


Alyssa: I would always wait to see whats going on.

Nichole: hope your baby is okay!

And as a side note I just recently saw goonies again when it was on Movie greats.. I used to love it as a kid!

[Dawn]

Oh no, poor Jacob! Hope he feels better soon!

I can't believe so many of our kiddos are not well! :blue:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Oh Bretta: I missed your post.. I hope the girls feel better!


yeah it sucks hey Dawn! Its gastro season here... we were at the hospital for over 6 hours and I had a view of the triage nurses desk from our bed and I must have seen him hand out 50+ bottles of pedilite and doing fluid trials with all those children! just CRAZEEEEE

[Stacy]

:eek: for all the sick kidlets.

Poor Jacob.

I hope they all feel better quickly.

[Bridget]

:morning:

:coffee:

[TtownAnne]

How was the Night Out, Bridget?

[LISA]

Ya, I'm curious what movie you picked :)
I've been awake since 3:f'n 30 in the f'n morning :dead: ( can you tell I'm not dealing well with it ) I have wicked heartburn and nothing I take will get rid of it :tearhair:

[Stacy]

:hug99: Lisa.


It's rainy here today. UGH. That means no biking or park. :fado:
We have to pick up something for the IL's 40th Anniversary.

? for y'all.
Rick thinks that because it's his parents that married each other that they should be the ones to buy each other something or do something special.
I think that as the children, he and his brother should have planned something.
I didn't realize it was the 40th this year. I thought it was next year.
Anyway, when it comes to milestone anniversaries, what would you do for your parents or ILs?



As of now we are picking up take-out chinese for dinner and Dylan is going to pick something out.
Dylan said he is going to get them a Dora Game. :locolaugh

[LISA]

Stacy, anytime I've been to a 40th(or any anniversary) party it's been hosted by the kids :dunno:

this weather SUCKS!:angry2:

[Stacy]

Those are my feelings, Lisa but in Rick's family it's about the couple only.

It's the dumbest thing, imho. My parents are celebrating 35 years in October and I have already started to get ideas.
My grandparents are celebrating 64 years in July and my parents have an open house all set up.

[MrsPeacefrog]

Hi all..

Just about to head off to bed... I am a little disappointed we were supposed to have our bon voyage party tonight, we had a friend come in from another town for it and everything but we had to cancel because of poor Jacob being so sick. I didn't want to risk something going wrong with him. Thank god we did cancel though because he had a really rough night but is finally asleep. (its 11:40pm now) My girlfriend still came over but she just left to stay at her sisters house. It was great that she atleast got to see us, but a shame we couldn't have our party :blue:

the next 3 weekends are booked out so we won't be able to reschedule it.. Oh well we will have to have a "welcome home" party instead :heee:


Stacy I personally think with such a milestone the kids should throw something. All the big milestone parties I have been too were thrown by the children as well. If it wasn't for his parents getting together he wouldn't be here.. and secondly isn't it nice to do something like that for your parents :scratch:

[LISA]

Oh poor Jacob :( sending get better wishes :hug99:

[Nichole]

:morning: :dead:

Oh no, poor Jacob! :( I hope he sleeps well tonight and feels better soon, Deb. :hug99:

Poor Gav was up most of the night coughing. Nothing knocks him out, so he's stuck being miserable and awake. :(

I've always seen the big milestone anniversary parties hosted by the kids, too. :nod:

I hope you get to sleep, Lisa! :crossfing

[Trish]

Nichole - it is way too early for you to be up :nono: You poor thing :hug99:

I must get cleaning!!!!!

[Bridget]

OK I'm back now. Kai is outside doing yard work and I've been taking care of overtired kids.

Sorry about the party being cancelled Deb. :( And sorry about the sick kiddos and general lack of sleep with all of us this morning! At least it is the weekend.

Thanks for asking about our evening. It was OK. Kai was late which often happens, but that meant I got to hang out at my friend's 60th bd party longer than expected, so that was cool. It was all work friends and started right after work. Kai was ultra grumpy and kept waffling on what he wanted to do, but ultimately he opted for the movie and picked... NOTHING that anyone suggested! :lol: (I let him pick since he had a bad day.)

So we saw V for Vendetta. :lol: We missed the first couple of minutes and as I was sitting down I was turning my phone onto vibrate (can't have it off due to PNO/daycare) and making no noise and three people are started yelling at me! :errr: I wasn't bothering anyone at all or making noise or doing anything but they saw my phone and totally flipped.

In their defense I should have quit fumbling with it before I walked in. In my defense they scared the crap out of me and three people yelling at me (Kai was out getting popcorn) isn't my idea of fun. So when Kai came in we moved. :nod:

Anyway, it was a cool sci-fi flick, which I could say people would either love or hate. I liked it and it had cool music. Basically it's The Count of Monte Cristo/Brave New World with a new name and better effects. :lol:

Truth be told the ending was a bit dorky & predictable but I'm ok with that. :lol:

Anyone else seen it?

We're lounging today as we're all tired. Kai is doing yard work and tomorrow I have to go to the office for a bit.

[Nichole]

Trish, I agree that it's too early but I'm usually up by now regardless. :lol:

Sorry for the grumpy movie patrons, Bridget. They must have had a bad experience with cell phones at a movie. :lol: Is that movie the one with Natalie Portman? I've heard about it, but haven't seen it (and won't until it's on DVD, because we're lame :lol: ).

[Bridget]

Yeah it's the one with Natalie Portman. I don't blame them for thinking I'd start talking on my phone, I just felt a little threatened but really I brought it on myself, so whatcha gonna do?

Caleb is obsessed with cheese again this morning. The kid's going to sprout a tail!

[Nichole]

At least he's getting some calcium and protein, eh? :lol:

I have to go to the bank today by myself with the boys. It's a good thing Gav loves sitting in the P3 so much or I'd be dreading the trip. ;)

ETA: I think I am dreading it now, because Jackson seems to have turned into Jekyll all of a sudden. :errr:

[Bridget]

Ahna and I are jamming to this cd. It's great "kids" music. :nod: The girl loves her music! :)

World Party! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000ALFY7/sr=8-11/qid=1145717734/ref=pd_bbs_11/103-6590790-9662204?%5Fencoding=UTF8)

Caleb is having a tantrum because I said no more TV. :rolleyes:

[Bev]

Mason is playing a violent video game (Patrick objects to the word violent and prefers questionable) and Graham just woke up from a huge nap!

I registered for a bunch of bills online while he was sleeping. Cool, no more paper bills for me!

I'm going to see Inside Man with SIL and a couple of girls tonight.

Right now we're going to get ready and go for a picnic on the riverfront as it is :sunny: and it is supposed to :rain: tomorrow.

I hope Gavin, Ashley, Savannah and Jacob are feeling better. :hug99:

[Bev]

Forgot to mention, last night I finally got around to entering a bunch of details in Graham's baby book! :woo: Now I just need to do Mason's. :lol:

[TtownAnne]

Caroline is being a pain in my butt because it's a rainy day so she can't play outside. We've already played with every toy known to humankind, and it's still five hours until bedtime! :dead: (guess who's going to bed early because I want to watch the new Elizabeth I movie on HBO.... )

[Lynn]

Oooh, I hate the counting-the-minutes-'til-bedtime days :errr:

Aaron's sleeping and I was watching mindless TV. Has anyone seen those new Volkswagen commercials? I've seen 2 of them and they both involve accidents. They're basically saying that their cars are safe, etc, but the commercials really disturb me :errr:

[TtownAnne]

Ewwwww, I know which ones you mean, Lynn! A little too graphic for my taste.

[kim]

today is tony's bday. he's napping right now :aok: so hopefully he won't be a terror when we go out for dinner. gianna is being a CRANK today! i took her out to shop for tony's gift and man, if i had seen a gypsy i'd be richer right now :lol:

i :booted: her to the crib and she's up there doing whatever, i can hear she's not sleeping :lol:

ahh...me time! i need chocolate. where's the kid's easter stash? :scan:

[Nichole]

I just dipped into my PMS stash, Kim. :lick: :lol:

I'm having a 'counting the minutes until bedtime' day, too. Thankfully they're napping right now. Ah, blissful silence. :love2:

[redhairedgirl]

I'm also having a countdown to bedtime day. Aiden gave up naps. :tearhair:

[Nichole]

I should be napping right now myself. In fact, I think I'll go do that while I can. :bolt:

[dorieo]

I just dipped into my PMS stash, Kim. :lick: :lol:

Ooh, I need one of those!

[Alysia]

Genavieve is napping right now. Thank goodness. Man she could have used a nap at 9 this morning. :angry2:

[Alysia]

(and I should mention that she woke up at 8:30. :lol: She has been super grump today! )

[Clare]

Morning :coffee:

I wasn't on much yesterday so missed all the sick kiddos :( Hope everyone is feeling better. Deb, poor little Jacob, that must have been awful for you all! Sorry that you had to cancel your party :(

[MrsPeacefrog]

:hug99: thanks everyone!.. well he seems to be doing a little better this morning.. he still has the pooping disease but his BF seems to be staying down today!

His toe is still manky as all hell and I am starting to think they need to cut the toenail because it does not look good.

Nichole: I hope Gav feels better soon...:blue:

Bridget you should have Kung Fu'd there butts for abusing you, how fricken rude!!!! if you started talking I understand the complaints but not fiddling with the phone.. give me a break talk about overreacting

:bday: Tony! another big boy in our group! Aiden has 2 weeks to go to his 4th :errr: how the hell did they get so big!?

Whats the deal with all the grumpy kids too?????


Its a great Sunny day here today (after a FREEZING NIGHT) Clare has your weather all of a sudden turned cold too? YIKES.

And we can't really go anywhere because Tony is on nightshift this week and has to be in bed by 2pm to get ready for that :blue: So I will be doing a food shop and then I might take the kids to my parents for a little play in the afternoon. :dunno: nothin exciting

[Stacy]

Dylan did nap but I am regretting now that he is still up @ 9:15pm. He's in a great mood so it's not as bad as it could be.

[TtownAnne]

Ahhhhhhh, just back from a yummy dinner, a quick dessert, and throwing a kid into bed, I'm going to flop on the sofa and let my stomach hang out. :pig:

[Nichole]

It does seem like there's a disproportionate amount of grumpy kids here. Is there a full moon or something? :lol:

I'm literally counting the minutes until bedtime right now... tick...tock... :drink: :lol:

[TtownAnne]

I don't know about by you, Nichole, but here its the weather - rain since the wee hours of last night, so no outdoor opportunities. As much as I hate rain, I LEAPT at the chance to go out to dinner just to get out of the house!

[Nichole]

No rain here, just uber grumpiness all around (including me :shuffle: which isn't helping at.all.). I'm hoping that we'll get a fresh start tomorrow. :crossfing

[Clare]

It has cooled down a bit here Deb. Still warm during the day (mid 20's) but cold at night.

Would you guys let your husband choose your new car? Alex is taking Harry to the auto show to look for my new car. Part of me says that I should be choosing it myself but the stronger part couldn't care less :dunno:

[TtownAnne]

Hmmmm, I'd expect to at least have some input, not just for him to show up and say "okay, here it is". But if you truly don't care in the slightest, let him deal with the details!

[Alyssa]

Hi girls. I am not staying long but I thought I'd drop in to see what was shaking. :biggrin:

Clare - personally, I'd want to be in on such a big decision as choosing a car, esp. as it's the one you'd drive most. What do you have/what are you getting?

[Nichole]

I'd want to have some say, too. :nod: If I'm going to be driving it the most, I want to make sure it's comfortable for me and has features I like.

[Alyssa]

Oh...and thanks for the feedback on the house listing or not listing situation. Well, except Stacy. :lol:Alyssa, don't you think you should wait to see about #4 first. :bolt:
We just know we want out of this town. And houses are taking longer to sell now. We sold the house last year after 3 days, though...but then we got caught in this big "contigency" cycle and then the market settled.

I am conversative and think we should wait, but Joe thinks we should go ahead. And since I really want to be out of here, I think maybe I should just suck it up. I mean, we have to live somewhere, right? So what difference would it make it I lost my job and we had to pay mortgage here v. a new place??

[Clare]

Well right now I drive a Mitsubishi Verada which is 14 years old :eek: I've had it for 7 years. We bought it when I was pregnant with Emily. I definitely need to update and want a 7 seater so that we can take extra passengers. My problem is that I really don't know what I want. I don't really want a van or a huge 4 wheel drive. I doubt he'll actually buy anything today (although he has done that before but with his car :rolleyes: ) more likely will bring home a couple of choices and I'll say this one or that one :dunno: I'm just not a big car person and the thought of the auto show bores me to tears!

[TtownAnne]

Yes, we know you're chatty, but what are you going to do about the house? :lol2:

I am conversative and think we should wait,

[Alyssa]

Yes, we know you're chatty, but what are you going to do about the house? :lol2:Hey - what do you think happens when I drink and type. :toast:

[Alyssa]

Well right now I drive a Mitsubishi Verada which is 14 years old :eek: I've had it for 7 years. We bought it when I was pregnant with Emily. I definitely need to update and want a 7 seater so that we can take extra passengers. My problem is that I really don't know what I want. I don't really want a van or a huge 4 wheel drive. I doubt he'll actually buy anything today (although he has done that before but with his car :rolleyes: ) more likely will bring home a couple of choices and I'll say this one or that one :dunno: I'm just not a big car person and the thought of the auto show bores me to tears!Does he normally go to the auto show to buy or just to get ideas and then go to dealerships?

[Bridget]

Well I've just scanned some of the posts but it seems that I'm not alone in having cranky kids today. :dead: Caleb will be in bed soon and hooray! Today has been one long series of annoying sounds. :lol: Waaaaaaa!

[Alyssa]

Wanna see a funny picture?
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da03b3127cce88c615f9a86d00000016108AbsWLFk0YtR

The boys passed out on the plane the other day. Note to the chicks that I went on the playdate with 2 weeks ago...yes, that is still the bracelet pass on Colin. :disbelief That was on Wednesday, he let us cut it off finally on Thursday. Nearly 2 weeks later. :crazy:

[Clare]

Does he normally go to the auto show to buy or just to get ideas and then go to dealerships?

He's done both. Seeming as this is going to be my car though, I doubt he'll actually buy one without my input. Stranger things have happened though! :rolleyes:

[Alyssa]

He's done both. Seeming as this is going to be my car though, I doubt he'll actually buy one without my input. Stranger things have happened though! :rolleyes:Would you prefer a minivan or a SUV?

[Bridget]

I don't know which is worse - a guy who brings who a car with no input or a guy who makes you analyze every teeny tiny detail of every car with him ad nauseum (this is us right now trying to decide on whether to buy a minivan).

By the way, the annual plague has arrived. Swarms of thousands of june bugs flying around outside. Sounds like it's raining, but it's these mothers dive bombing the house. :eek: We've always had june bugs but this swarming thing is new to the past few years. Climate change is my guess.

http://images.picsearch.com/is?7291584121946

[kalm]

Don't those June bugs know it's only April!?!

(sorry, I couldn't resist...)

[Nichole]

Ewww, I LOATHE june bugs! :errr: Especially that crashing into windows and walls noise they make. That's eye twitch territory for me.

[Bridget]

I can't even close Caleb's bedroom window because there are two clinging to the screen that I can't get off and the sound is scaring him. :complain:Ewww, I LOATHE june bugs! :errr: Especially that crashing into windows and walls noise they make. That's eye twitch territory for me.

[TtownAnne]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW, where's the scratching and squirming smilie? I'm such a girl bugs give me the heaves. My father says my motto is "if it has less than two legs or more than four, KILL IT!" That was the worst part about going to Florida in September, the first time we went - all the humongo bugs all over. First time I'd ever seen special screens on the front of a car because the bugs getting smashed through the grill could clog up the engine! :disbelief

[Bridget]

:puke: (One time I hit a bird and it got stuck headfirst in the grill, that was also disgusting.)EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW, where's the scratching and squirming smilie? I'm such a girl bugs give me the heaves. My father says my motto is "if it has less than two legs or more than four, KILL IT!" That was the worst part about going to Florida in September, the first time we went - all the humongo bugs all over. First time I'd ever seen special screens on the front of a car because the bugs getting smashed through the grill could clog up the engine! :disbelief

[Mandi]

June Bugs.. :errr: God those things creep me out. I hated that time of year when I lived in the midwest. I'm so thankful they aren't out here. :aok:

When we were little my Dad would catch one, tie a string around it's leg and let us watch it fly around and around in circles for hours until it died. :lol: Cruel, yet fun when you're 10.

[Bridget]

:puke: When we were little my Dad would catch one, tie a string around it's leg and let us watch it fly around and around in circles for hours until it died. :lol: Cruel, yet fun when you're 10.

:lol:

[Mandi]

What can I say, I'm sadistic. :devil: :lol:

[Bridget]

Kai used to burn bugs with a magnifying glass. When we finally meet for our beer blast you two can compare stories. :lol: What can I say, I'm sadistic. :devil: :lol:

[Bridget]

Ugh. I'm off to bed. Good night to all of you! Kai is on june bug removal duty up in Caleb's room since I'm going to bed first. :thumbsup:

[Mandi]

Night, Bridget! :)

:secret: we'll have to meet for something other than a beer blast. Beer tastes like ass to me. :lol: How about 'ritas? ;)

[MrsPeacefrog]

Oh you guys call them June bugs... We call them Christmas Beetles. They PLAGUE us in the middle of summer during Christmas time.

They love our fluro lights out the back and they all get into them but can't get back out and we have to take the trays off them and pour out all the dead ones its DISGUSTING!

During summer we have so many partys out the back and you can sit there and get slammed in the head by them, they are CRAZY!

Alyssa: that photo is so cute!!

I hope all your kiddo's are sleeping soundly... there seriously must have been something in the air!! :nod:

Clare: If you want a 7 seater, but not a van or 4WD what other option is there? a station wagon with seats the clip into the back?? if that's what you want I would get a Subaru Forrester! :nod:

[Dawn]

Hey peeps! :wavey:

:puke: (One time I hit a bird and it got stuck headfirst in the grill, that was also disgusting.)
Bridget, good to know I'm not the only one who did this. :blush1: And how the car smelled for a long time too! There still must have been guts stuck in there somewhere. :errr:

[Cami]

Clare, Rudi picked out the car that we just got. I told him to get something big enough to fit the carseats but otherwise, I didn't care. I guess it would depend how much you care and how long you are planning to have the car.

[Dawn]

I'm too much of a control freak to have James pick out our car entirely. :lol: I would like to have some say/input since I"ll be driving the thing more than him! I would like to make sure I'll be comfortable driving it too.

Good luck Clare! :)

OMG...those June bugs are nasty! They just fall down like that? EW! Like June Bug rain or something? Yuck!

[Kara]

happy belated birthday tony!!!

Hope all the kids are feeling better and the cranky ones got a good nights rest.

We were out of town Friday afternoon to Sat night.

SIL did a TON of shopping!!!!
I got new bedding for us....sheets for the kids...stuff for dh...few things for me. My feet were KILLING me! LOL!

Off to get ready for church..Josh has a bake sale...though I didn't bake anything since we didn't get home till 8pm..LOL!

[LISA]

Kara, this probably won't help you now but one year for the church bake sale I went out and bought the premade brownies cut them in half,put them in those paper muffin cups, put on a tray and wrapped it up :blush: they did sell in half an hour, that's what matters though right :shuffle:

I HATE June bugs :tearhair: I don't remember if we got them last year :scratch: I'm off to go finish grocery shopping and get P a haircut :wavey:

[Dawn]

Have fun food shopping! I don't think we're going anywhere today, with all this rain. :blue: I hope it stops.....

James is out picking up a playhouse for the girls (yea, in the rain :lol: ). My g-friend was going to sell hers at a yard sale but asked me first if we wanted it. Sure, why not?! We'll be saving almost $300! :aok:

[Trish]

:wavey: Morning Chicas!

Man, sorry about all the sick kiddos this weekend :( Fun stuff :rolleyes:

Chad comes home tonight :woo: after being gone for 6 days!! He will not be going away for that long again :nono:

Ick, June bugs are so gross!! We get them, but not overly bad, thank God!!! :errr:

[Bev]

I used to be so scared of June bugs! I haven't seen one in a long time thank goodness!

My kids weren't crabby yesterday! :ura1: Alyssa, cute photo! :)

We might go plant trees at a local park for Earth Day but it depends on the weather. P said if it's :rain: he's not going. So far it's not.

[MrsPeacefrog]

Great savings Dawn!!!

Glad Chad is back Trish ... I bet it's a huge relief!

[Dawn]

Great savings Dawn!!!

:yippee: it's here! It's this one made by Step 2
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00002EIVD.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B00002EIVD/ref=dp_product-image-only_0/104-5176776-3828728?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=171280&s=toys)

It retails on TRU for $299 and we got it for $50 :aok: It's in excellent condition and not faded from the sun either!

[Bev]

Nice score Dawn!

Trish, Chad shouldn't be going away this close to Owen's arrival! :angrywife

[Bridget]

Score Dawn! Kai is cooking eggs and then we have to get ready to go to town. I have to go into the office today for a while. :dead:

[LISA]

Awesome Dawn :woo:

Mmmm I feel for eggs and bacon :lick: too bad we're leaving asap..gotta finish grocery shopping :dead: it was a mad house yesterday at the grocery store we went to that I just grabbed a few things and left..poor Paige was getting knocked around :mad:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Dawn that is a definate score the girls are going to love it!

ack I am feeling underlyingly queezy.. I hope I am not getting what Jacob had...

Well :wavey: good night everyone, its after midnight and the kids are going to daycare tomorrow morning so I better get my butt into bed!

[Mandi]

Maybe you're pregnant, Deb. :supergrin :lol:

Nice score on the playhouse, Dawn!

I have to make a Walmart & Costco run today. :errr: I skeered. :lol: The crowds are crazy busy during the weekends. I'd hold off a few days but we're out of most essentials, including milk. Can't go without those.

[Cami]

That is awesome Dawn!!

Is it sunny anywhere in the US? It sounds like the whole country is getting wet :rain:

[Mandi]

You know it's sunny here, Cami. :lol: It's always sunny in the desert. Going to be hot today too.. in the 90's IIRC. Yay :rolleyes:

[Cami]

Brady has 3 diapers to hold him until I go shopping tomorrow! I can't handle going out today.

Walmart AND Costco? You are a glutton for punishment.

I have to make a Walmart & Costco run today. :errr: I skeered. :lol: The crowds are crazy busy during the weekends. I'd hold off a few days but we're out of most essentials, including milk. Can't go without those.

[Trish]

Ugh, Mandi I need to run to Sam's, but I dread doing it by myself w/the boys :blush1:

Cloudy and yucky here today. I wish it would just rain and get it over with.

Nice score the playhouse, Dawn! :aok:

[Barb]

Sunny here, too. Too bad because we need the rain.

[Nadine]

Our weather has been going bezerk.

On Thursday it was pleasant. On Friday it was chilly. On Saturday we had a heat wave (above 30 degrees). In the evening it turned into a sandstorm. And today is chilly and windy again. YAY...

[Dawn]

You know it's sunny here, Cami. :lol: It's always sunny in the desert. Going to be hot today too.. in the 90's IIRC. Yay :rolleyes:
:tongue2:

Thanks girls. I'm really excited about the playhouse. :) Well, even though the yard is still upside down....they can't really play in it w/ the condition in it's (dirt piles from the work we're doing, big hole in the ground, etc. ) Can't wait till our yard is back to normal! :tearhair:They can play on one side of it though...under supervision. :lol:

[Dawn]

Hey everyone (again! :lol: )

Well, I was all set to go to my parent's house with the girls. To find that I totally forgot that James took my car (he's at his brother's new house helping him fix some things)! He left his pick-up truck here, and I thought he took his truck. Darn! We were going to order some chinese at my mom's house. She's feeling a little sad (my little sister just moved out of there w/ her 2 kids. They got a house in PA). So for years my mom was use to the noise and being w/ them and it's only her and Dad now. :lol: Too quiet there she says. :lol:

SO.....I've invited them over here and we'll order chinese here! :biggrin: I've been craving chinese for a while (since that thread...thanks Mandi! And then again from the dinner thread. :lol: )

My mom also has to give me the 24 tape from last week (she tapes it for me when I work those nights since our VCR is on the outs). I hear that episode was soooo good. Can't wait to watch it tonight. I'm not on schedule to work tomorrow night :woo: which means I can finally watch 24 with James!!! They usually have me on schedule for Mon. nights.

Well, enough of me babbling. :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Maybe you're pregnant, Deb. :supergrin :lol:

WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT!!!!!!! You evil evil person! :angry2: :lol:

I must admit the thought did quietly pass my mind, but the more logical thought is that I have what Jacob has :nod: that's my story and I am sticking to it!!!

[MrsPeacefrog]

Well, even though the yard is still upside down....they can't really play in it w/ the condition in it's (dirt piles from the work we're doing, big hole in the ground, etc. ) Can't wait till our yard is back to normal! :tearhair:They can play on one side of it though...under supervision. :lol:


That would be my kids paradise, anything that involves mounds of dirty and holes is an adventure playground to them! :nod: :lol:

[Mandi]

WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT!!!!!!! You evil evil person! :angry2: :lol:

I must admit the thought did quietly pass my mind, but the more logical thought is that I have what Jacob has :nod: that's my story and I am sticking to it!!!

First, whatever. You teased me about mulitiples so you're more evil than I am. :lol:

Second, Melayna had a puking bug for a week. When I started to get nauseous I thought it was that too. Soooo..... maybe AF won't show up for you either. :lol:

[Alysia]

It's sunny here too today.. which is amazing! Two days in a row even! :sunny:

[Clare]

I'm glad that Chad is home, Trish! Alex went away for a week when I was 37 weeks pregnant with Sam. It was such a stressful week!

Deb, I hope you're not getting sick :crossfing

Dawn, great playhouse! Funny, I don't imagine yards in New York :lol: I know you're not in Manhattan but still :lol:

Alex didn't buy a car. He made Harry sit in every 7 seater there though. I guess I'm going to have to go out looking b/c I really don't know what I want :dunno:

[Bridget]

Well the weekend is over. :bawl: I had to work part of today but got my critical stuff done so I can stop having my stress attack.

Now I get to do late night tidying of the house for Frank the Painter Man's return tomorrow morning. (He's painting the interior of our house.)

[Nichole]

The weekend is winding down here. I'm sheepishly admitting that I'm ready for it to be over. :shuffle: Brendon caught Gav's cold, so that on top of his regular horrible seasonal allergies is making him miserable. He just went to bed at 7:15pm. :faint:

I'm still grumpy even though I got to sleep in until 8:15 this morning. I think going to work will be a nice break for me. :lol:

[TtownAnne]

I'm with you, Nichole. I wish I had work to go to tomorrow!

Although I did make some killer deviled eggs tonight, so I'm pleased with my self, tastebud-wise.

[MrsPeacefrog]

First, whatever. You teased me about mulitiples so you're more evil than I am. :lol:

Second, Melayna had a puking bug for a week. When I started to get nauseous I thought it was that too. Soooo..... maybe AF won't show up for you either. :lol:

Touche! :lol:

That happened with me and my suprise baby Jacob.. except insert nasty hangover for days intead of puking bug :lol:

You got me scared because I am actually on CD33 and I thought UH OHHHH.. but I tested just to be safe and it was a BFN! phew! I am still BFing so I am sure its just wacky because of that.. and hence I am thinking I am probably getting what Jacob had, although it hasn't really set in, just this underlying queezy feeling :scratch:

Thanks Clare, me too!! I think you should definately go and look at some cars yourself!.. I love car shopping :crazy: Maybe if Alex gets the job we can go car shopping together :awink: :awink: :awink:

Nichole: I am so sorry your weekend was so rotten and the sickness is still hanging around!

Well we are half way through Monday here, Tony is on nightshift so he got home at 9am this morning just as I got back from dropping the kids off at daycare and we sat and watched the Melbourne comedy festival I taped for him last night and had a good laugh. Jacob seems to be getting better, still loose poos but no vomiting at all which is great!!

Tomorrow is a public holiday (Anzac day) for us so Tony doesn't have to go to work tonight.

[Alysia]

im not sure i am ready to go back to work tomorrow. but, such is life!

[Nichole]

Thanks, Deb. It wasn't rotten, per se. I'm just thinking I'll be less grumpy if I only have to worry about myself for a day (at work tomorrow). :lol:

[Bridget]

Man is there some big ass lightning outside. :eek: Ahna has been fussy tonight and I know it's going to wake her up (again).

I hear you guys on the work thing - many times I feel like I have to go to work to get some rest. I don't know how all you SAHM/PTSAHM's do it.

[Clare]

I would love to have a work to go to as well. I just did the grocery shopping with 3 kids in tow and I'm feeling like crap. Not fun.

Anyway, weekend's over here so I guess I need to stop posting in this thread!

[MrsPeacefrog]

Ack food shopping with 3 kids is http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_3_13.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824YYAU) I go to great lengths to avoid doing that EVER!

[Bridget]

Deb, cool smiley. I wish to steal it. Wheredja get it?

Clare, sorry you're not feeling well. And I figure it's fair to keep posting here as long as it is the weekend "somewhere". :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Smiley Central... here is the smilie html for that smilie <a href= "http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNxdm824YYAU" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_3_13.gif" alt="Sick" border="0"></a>

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[Dawn]

Dawn, great playhouse! Funny, I don't imagine yards in New York :lol: I know you're not in Manhattan but still :lol:

Clare, that is funny. :lol: Yep, in the City of NY there are no yards :lol: I'm in New Jersey, so we got yards here :biggrin: Thank goodness!

[Dawn]

I hear you guys on the work thing - many times I feel like I have to go to work to get some rest. I don't know how all you SAHM/PTSAHM's do it.
SAHM here :wavey: And that's exactly why I got me a pt evening job. :lol: I'm less grumpier! :biggrin:

[Mandi]

Exactly, Dawn. Same here. I love working parttime.

Speaking of, i work today. :woo: It'll likely be slow too so I can finish the book I'm reading. :banana:

[Bridget]

Thank you thank you thank you!

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http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_3_13.gifSmiley Central... here is the smilie html for that smilie <a href= "http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNxdm824YYAU" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_3_13.gif" alt="Sick" border="0"></a>

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