Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side. (new posting party for the week)

[Nichole]

I'm not sure why we can't just continue with the party that's already started, but we just can't. :lol:

It's Monday! Come bitch about it. :lol:

[JustJen]

New posting party, but my husband is STILL a jackass!

[Barb]

I don't have anything particular to bitch about, but I'm here for the posting party. :)

[Brandi Jo]

You really don't want me to start bitching about my day already! Suffice it to say that it is 11:04 am and I am ready for a big ol glass of the yellowtail sitting in my kitchen? Is drinking at 11am, when there are no other adults in your house considered a problem??? Hmm??

[Nichole]

You don't have to bitch to join in. I'm just too tired to come up with a topic for discussion. :lol:

Feel free to toss one into the ring if you've got one. ;)

[Brandi Jo]

Melba toast....is it a cracker or cardboard? Discuss amongst yourselves...the choice is up to you!

[JustJen]

:lol: uhoh, we made Nichole second guess saying we should come here and bitch Brandi.

Sorry, I'm just still royally pissed off :angry2: and it's carrying over into whatever I do.

[JustJen]

Is it corrugated cardboard? I don't do melba toast. What kind of crackers ya got?

[Nichole]

Oh no, anyone is free to bitch if they need to. It's just not a prerequisite to join in. :lol:

Brandi, I hate those days. It's why I'm glad to be at work today. I'd be having the day you're having if I were at home. :dead:

[Alysia]

im eating some chocolate poptarts right now. oh so nutritous! but they make mondays a little more bearable!

[kim]

i ate foil covered chocolate eggs with my coffee on my ride in this morning. bad? :lol:

[Alyssa]

i ate foil covered chocolate eggs with my coffee on my ride in this morning. bad? :lol:I ate chocolate covered espresso beans around 9:40am. And I'm okay with that, so you should be too. :biggrin:

[Alysia]

i guess that depends on how many eggs you ate! :lol:

[Barb]

Mmmm... chocolate and coffee. A very tasty flavor combination.

[Alyssa]

I'm here. Shouldn't be. Mucho work. But I'm also so caught up in my "to sell or wait" house decision. :crazy:

We went to a bunch of open houses yesterday. Here is the one on the top of our list. It's well within our price range too, so I would feel okay pulling the trigger sooner than later even with the job situation.
http://photos.gmacreco.com/MLSListings/128/Full/258944.1.jpg

[kim]

nice :aok:

[Kristen]

Let's see...I had to proctor the achievement tests all morning (the only time I don't have classes...my plan time!) About 10 minutes into lunch, some kid pulled the fire alarm causing major problems as it happened during lunch!

Let's see what can happen during the last part of the day...

[Nichole]

That house is nice, Alyssa! :aok: I love the houses out there. I'm so over stucco. :lol:

Yuck, Kristen! It sucks when you don't get a break or time to plan. That's part of the reason I went back to my desk job. I like only having to worry about myself. :lol:

[Jayne]

This morning my daughter decided to sleep in and since she has been a bug lately I went and got the little boy (I am a nanny) I baby-sit and brought him to my house (DH was still here at that point). I get settled in, Alyssa wakes and the phone rings. First it is my friend asking if she can bring her daughter over for the afternoon because of her other Daughters Dr's appointment and her other baby-sitter's daughter has the flu. Then the phone rings and it is another preschool mom asking if I can pick up and drop off her son on Tuesday and thursday because she is having surgery. I have Timmy today, Tomorrow and Friday, Sydney tomorrow, Will and Jack on Wednesday and now the added pick up on Thursday. :tearhair:

Is it the weekend yet :cry:

[Alysia]

GRR! just lost my post! :lol:

I will try again...

Jayne~ Sounds like you have a very busy week ahead of you!

Alyssa~ The house is beautiful! Any inside piccies?

Kristen~ I hope your day improves.

I decided to take a mental health day and spend some time with my munchkin. Have to take advantage of this sunny weather while it lasts. I'm sure it will be gone by tomorrow. More than 3 sunny days in a row is alot to ask around here!

[Dawn]

I don't have nothing to bitch about yet. Just yesterday...the chinese delivery guy dude. I still need to write bout it, as some pple had asked about it.

Our fax machine isn't working :wtf: so I had to treck the girls to Staples in the rain. Wait, I guess that is something to bitch about, eh? :lol:

Oh, and please wish us luck! We're putting in an offer today on an investment property! :crossfing: Well, actually James is. He got rained out so he's there now at the realtor's doing the offer up.

Alyssa - Nice house! :aok:

Jen - This is for Jim :colfish: and :fryingpan: I still need to write ya back.....

[Bev]

Alyssa nice house! :aok:

I have no chocolate. :( Oh wait! Mason still has part of a bunny left!

I'm having a pretty good day so far (if entirely unproductive!) despite the phone solicitor calling and waking up Graham. Now we are going for a walk and Mason will ride his bike, to the mailbox. He's :mad: now because I told him we're going and he wants to play a video game. We're having a staring contest. OH! I won! :lol:

Well, I have put in some laundry and did take some stuff to the recycle bin in the garage, and did put Brandi's stuff in a box. :) I'm doing well! :)

[Trish]

Nice house, Alyssa :aok:

My bitch of the day is that I'm still tired!!! Damn, I wish I didn't have to work so I could nap.:angry2:

[TtownAnne]

Cute house, Alyssa. And with the way prices have been around there, to find something in your price range is awesome!

I just had some seriously delish pierogies for lunch, so I'm stuffed to the gills. Caroline is watching Strawberry Shortcake and then we're going outside to draw with chalk. :ura1: Made deviled eggs last night to use up the Easter eggs, turned out mighty good. It's been Carb City around here lately, though, so I'm going to have to put the smack down on myself before I weigh 472 pounds.

[Nichole]

Mmm, perogies! :lick:

[Shanna]

:wavey: It's a Monday :puke:

[sheila]

Ack! My brother just emailed from Costa Rica saying his room had been broken into and his bag (camera, cash & CCs) was stolen. Have you ever tried to cancel CCs for someone else?

[Brandi Jo]

Oh, that seriously sucks, Sheila!

[Trish]

Ack! My brother just emailed from Costa Rica saying his room had been broken into and his bag (camera, cash & CCs) was stolen. Have you ever tried to cancel CCs for someone else?No, but that does not sound fun :dead: That sucks for your brother, too.

[Nichole]

That really sucks! :complain:

[Dawn]

Man Sheila, that does suck! I never had to cancel a CC for someone else, but my guess is that you won't be able to since your not on the card. I know they are very cautious about doing things when the person on the other end of the phone is not named on the account, ya know? I would think that they at least need to first speak to the person named on the account for them to verify things and to "okay" the conversation between you and them. Good luck though....

It sounds like it may have been an inside job, since they broke into his hotel room, no? What a shame! :blue:

:yippee: Well, the offer is submitted. Just waiting....... the waiting part sucks! :crossfing:

[Alyssa]

Oh man, Sheila...that does suck. :sad:

Here are some inside pictures...there weren't many on the site though.
http://photos.gmacreco.com/MLSListings/128/Full/258944.3.jpg

http://photos.gmacreco.com/MLSListings/128/Full/258944.4.jpg

[Alyssa]

Dawn - what kind of investment property are you buying?

[Lynn]

Pretty house Alyssa! :up:

I'm grumpy today. I was just thinking that we didn't have any chocolate in our house but upon opening one of our cabinets I found a chocolate bunny :banana:
But then I realized it was cheap chocolate and I threw it away.

I'm back to being grumpy again :heee:

[pam]

That really sucks Sheila! I'm guessing the same as Dawn, unless you are on your bros accts. You or your brother can contact the US Embassy in Costa Rica for help with matters like this http://usembassy.or.cr/conseng.html I dealt with them a few years back & found the person both helpful & polite.

[Nichole]

Life's too short for cheap chocolate. :lol:

[Dawn]

Dawn - what kind of investment property are you buying?
We've been looking at houses that need some work (we stay away from the ones needing MAJOR work...well, for now anyway ;) ). Since James is handy we figured why not try this out, and try and make some money? We put an offer in on one house, but they wouldn't budge. We wouldn't budge either. They wanted $20,000 more and that was that. Oh well.

This one here is actually a condo w/ a 2 car garage. It's up in North Jersey. Out of all the homes we looked at this needs the least work. For the price we can get it at and the price we can resell it for....even after figuring out the downpay all the other costs, we'll make out for sure. A nice and quick flip. A condo 2 units down just sold for a nice price. :)

We did this a few years back as well.....when we bought a townhome for investment purposes too. Only difference was we stood there for only 2 yrs. (we needed a place to stay...I was preggo w/ Alexia). But we freshened it up...did some nice cheap things to it and it sold in 2 wks. :up: We got a nice profit from that. Also, I think watching Flip this House on HGTV has motivated us to try this again. Seeing how we got approved for an investment mortgage was a nice plus for us as well. :up:

Gosh, I hope this comes through! :crossfing:

Alyssa - LOVE the pics of the inside! WOW! :up: Will you be putting an offer in?

[redhairedgirl]

Life's too short for cheap chocolate. :lol:

And cheap ice cream too!

So... I have a secret. My husband told me that he didn't want me to get landscapers if they were going to charge $400.
So, I didn't. These are going to charge roughly $500. :blush:

[Nichole]

*snicker* Technically, you're not going against what he said. :lol:

Add cheap (bad) wine to the list. :nono:

[redhairedgirl]

Nichole - I agree. Besides, you pay for the fact I begged them to rush out here. :lol:

[pam]

I'm all about Ben & Jerry's!

[Bridget]

I just scraped my knuckles and I'm bleeding. Ouchie.


So... I have a secret. My husband told me that he didn't want me to get landscapers if they were going to charge $400.
So, I didn't. These are going to charge roughly $500. :blush:

That's kind of like when Kai asked me how much Caleb's fancy pictures cost a couple of years ago... :blush: I was bad.

Do you ever work around your house and although you're getting lots done the more you do the worse your house seems to look? This is me. I've gone from neglected shithole to newly painted and big piles o' crap shithole.

[Shannan]

Seems like that's what my room is becoming...I need to throw out crap...that's what a yardsale is for next weekend :)

[Dawn]

Do you ever work around your house and although you're getting lots done the more you do the worse your house seems to look? This is me. I've gone from neglected shithole to newly painted and big piles o' crap shithole.
:lol: Bridget, this sounds like my mom. :lol:

That only happens to me when I'm uber re-organizing and getting to the knitty gritty of things and sorting things out, etc.

We're having a yard sale May 13th (and most likely the 14th too) and boy is my LR getting packed with stuff! Thank goodness it's empty and not being used! Or else I have no clue where we would put all this crap that I wanna sell. :lol:

[Nichole]

I know what you mean, Bridget. It's always messier when you're making the piles. But once those piles are all sorted, it's quick work to clean up and see the progress. You're almost there! :rahrah:

I'm going to go kamikaze on the next person that props the outside door open to go out and have a cig right outside the door (which results in the wind blowing the smoke down the hallway to us :dead: ). :angry2: Go kill your lungs somewhere else, a-hole!

[redhairedgirl]

That's kind of like when Kai asked me how much Caleb's fancy pictures cost a couple of years ago... :blush: I was bad.


Yeah, but I can't hide the bill - DH is going to pay it sooner or later. I am afraid what it's going to cost me - but I'm going to turn it around and say, "You know, hon, I just thought it would be nice for you to not have to worry about having to listen to me bitch one more time about the leaves..." :lol:

Put me down as another person who makes a huge mess while cleaning things up/out.

[Nichole]

It's a small price to pay, right? :awink: :lol:

[redhairedgirl]

It's a small price to pay, right? :awink: :lol:

Yeah. I'll just pretend I'm into it. :awink:

[Stacy]

I can't believe that Trish only has 14 days before Owen comes. :faint:

Where did the time go?

[Clare]

I'm forseeing not a great day seeming as I'm online at 4.20am :rolleyes: I've got this damn bladder infection so drinking lots of fluids = lots of peeing and I finally gave up on trying to get any sleep. At least it's a public holiday today so Alex will be home. I'm thinking a day in bed is on the cards for me :devil:

[Alyssa]

We've been looking at houses that need some work (we stay away from the ones needing MAJOR work...well, for now anyway ;) ). Since James is handy we figured why not try this out, and try and make some money? We put an offer in on one house, but they wouldn't budge. We wouldn't budge either. They wanted $20,000 more and that was that. Oh well.

This one here is actually a condo w/ a 2 car garage. It's up in North Jersey. Out of all the homes we looked at this needs the least work. For the price we can get it at and the price we can resell it for....even after figuring out the downpay all the other costs, we'll make out for sure. A nice and quick flip. A condo 2 units down just sold for a nice price. :)

We did this a few years back as well.....when we bought a townhome for investment purposes too. Only difference was we stood there for only 2 yrs. (we needed a place to stay...I was preggo w/ Alexia). But we freshened it up...did some nice cheap things to it and it sold in 2 wks. :up: We got a nice profit from that. Also, I think watching Flip this House on HGTV has motivated us to try this again. Seeing how we got approved for an investment mortgage was a nice plus for us as well. :up:

Gosh, I hope this comes through! :crossfing:
Alyssa - LOVE the pics of the inside! WOW! :up: Will you be putting an offer in?[/QUOTE]Not sure yet. It's in my second choice of towns and my job situation is up in the air. But we'll keep our eye on it.

[Alyssa]

I'm forseeing not a great day seeming as I'm online at 4.20am :rolleyes: I've got this damn bladder infection so drinking lots of fluids = lots of peeing and I finally gave up on trying to get any sleep. At least it's a public holiday today so Alex will be home. I'm thinking a day in bed is on the cards for me :devil:Aw, I am sorry you are so sick. You best make Alex take all of the kids out for the day and leave you alone. If he doesn't, tell him a bunch of your online friends are going to hunt him down to yell!!

[Nichole]

Yes, I'll join the :angrywife caravan if he doesn't. :nod: I hope you feel better, Clare!

[Dawn]

Man!!...Any other ideas on how to get what is most likely a permanent marker, off of a shirt? I washed it and used Zout, didn't come out. I then do research on the internet and I read things about how hairspray, rubbing alcohol or peroxide will take marker stains out. But it didn't. :blue: I tried all that stuff, rubbed it in with a toothbrush and then even sprayed some carpet cleaner on it (hey, it worked when I had a stain on a pair of jeans :lol: ). I refuse to dry the shirt in the dryer cuz that'll just make the stain set in. I'm still willing to try anything...although I'm thinking it's a loss cause.

I wouldn't be worrying so much, if it wasn't a Gymboree shirt :shuffle:

She got another marker stain on another one of her Gymbo shirts too....she's lucky I'm able to use a bleach pen on that one. Needless to say I threw all her markers out of her desk into the garbage!

[Nichole]

Dawn, I wonder if carpet spot cleaner would work on it? Like Spot Shot or something? :dunno: What a bummer. :(

[Clare]

Sorry Dawn, can't help with the stain question. My kids have lots of marker stains on their clothes. We just live with them :lol:

It's 5am and I'm going to head back to bed. Alex was great with the kids yesterday, he came home from work early so I didn't have to take them all to the dr's with me and fed (fast food :rolleyes: ) and cared for them while I went to bed early. I'm sure he'll do the same today (I hope).

[Kara]

Alyssa - I love it! Its beautiful!! whats it like inside? yard? Nice neighborhood?

Jayne - Who is having surgery?? Inquiring minds want to know! LOL!

I have a HORRIBLE headache...

[Dawn]

Sorry Dawn, can't help with the stain question. My kids have lots of marker stains on their clothes. We just live with them :lol:
:lol:

I think I'll try another round of whatever one more time. THen I have 2 options after that: toss it or try a bleach pen on it and that area would be white :dunno: I'll probably try the bleach pen as a last resort instead of throwing it away. The marker color is very dark and soooo obvious. There's no way she can wear it like that. So if it fails again (which I think it will), let's hope the bleach pen will get it out....thus resulting in a white area on a coral color shirt. :lol: I rather have the white area then big black stained areas :lol:

Nichole - I don't have Spot Shot...but I did try spraying some Woolite Carpet foaming cleaner on it w/ no such luck.

[Nichole]

Use the bleach pen to make it a polka-dotted shirt. :lol:

[Dawn]

Use the bleach pen to make it a polka-dotted shirt. :lol:
Hey, there ya go! :lol:

[Nichole]

This is the worst time of the day for me at work. Lunch has worn off, I'm tired/bored, and I want to hit the vending machine. The trail mix I brought just didn't cut it. Talk me off the ledge! :scan:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Hi Everone :wavey:

It's Anzac Day here in Australia so it's a public holiday. We FINALLY finished watching the 2nd part of Saw II last night and all I can say is :errr: WHAT A GREAT MOVIE!

I hope all your Mondays are winding down nicely!

Sheila: that sucks.. I have tried and wasn't allowed. You can call and find the international number he can ring so he doesn't get charged an international rates. I hope he gets it sorted quickly :hug99:

[Clare]

It's pouring rain here today. Alex is pissed b/c he showed me pics of 3 cars that's he chosen and told me to pick which one. I said I didn't like any of them so he's pissed off :rolleyes: The thing is we've been talking about a 7 seater so I have a van or SUV in mind. But he's just looking at a normal station wagon with two extra seats in the back. I don't think I like that idea but I'd really have to see the car in person before deciding. I can't tell if I like it by a picture on the net. His idea of my input is me deciding which colour I want :rolleyes:

[Alyssa]

It's pouring rain here today. Alex is pissed b/c he showed me pics of 3 cars that's he chosen and told me to pick which one. I said I didn't like any of them so he's pissed off :rolleyes: The thing is we've been talking about a 7 seater so I have a van or SUV in mind. But he's just looking at a normal station wagon with two extra seats in the back. I don't think I like that idea but I'd really have to see the car in person before deciding. I can't tell if I like it by a picture on the net. His idea of my input is me deciding which colour I want :rolleyes:2 extra seats in the back...like the kind that face out of the rear window? We grew up with that, but I didn't know they made models that way anymore. And maybe they don't here? What's his problem with a van or SUV?

And Clare or Deb...educate us on what Anzac Day is all about. :)

[Clare]

2 extra seats in the back...like the kind that face out of the rear window? We grew up with that, but I didn't know they made models that way anymore. And maybe they don't here? What's his problem with a van or SUV?

And Clare or Deb...educate us on what Anzac Day is all about. :)

That's my understanding,that the seats face backwards, but I've just asked him and he says they face forwards:dunno: I can't really imagine it. Now he wants me to go to the auto show to see them. Yeah, I'm supposed to be in bed waiting to see if I need to go to hospital, fighting the crowds at the auto show sounds like a good idea :rolleyes:

This is one of the cars he's looking at

http://www.pickles.com.au/servlet/Auction/Item.jpg?id=852025545

My other choices are red or white. I like this colour best but still confused about the extra seats.

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Today is our War Remembrance Day. April 15, 1915 was the day of a fierce battle between Australian and NZ troops against the Turkish at Gallipoli.

[MrsPeacefrog]

Alyssa: Clare meant to type April 25th 1915. (little typo) We have parades in the streets with old war veterens and you will find all the old guys at pubs all over town playing Two Up!

Clare: What kind of car is that? it looks similar to mine, but not exactly.. I have a Commodore Acclaim. It did have the option to have extra seats that clip in the back but they were backward facing and I didn't like how little they were, it would only suit a small child. We decided to go with the Acclaim and get the cage dividing instead of the seats. We thought if we wanted to upgrade to a 7/8 seater we will go to a van then. We did look at the Tarago and the Chrysler Voyager and liked them both, but didn't see the need for a 7/8 seater at the time (I was pregnant with Riley and didn't know what we had installed for us)

Good luck with it!

[Clare]

Oh yeah, April 25 :blush:

Deb, it's a Commodore but I don't know what sort. I just can't see how it has forward facing backseats :dunno: I'll have to see it in person before I decide anything.

I watch Garden State today on the advice of several of you :) It wasn't released here so I had to get Alex to download it. Good movie, thanks for the recommendation :aok: (Bridget, Nichole, Sheila et al :) )

[sheila]

Now you need the soundtrack.

[Clare]

The music was great :aok: I'll probably need to download that as well :nod:

[Nadine]

People are complaining here because the weather is so winter-like... on the cool side with rain here and there. (OK... more than that... a town was flodded.) We usually have no rain from April - October.
Other than the flood - I am all for it! I really don't want the heat of the late spring/summer to arrive already. IMO- the later the better...

[MrsPeacefrog]

hmmmm... it looks similar to mine but a different year model. I am starting to wonder if I am wrong about the seats. Maybe they did face forward? I will have to ask Tony if he remembers when we bought the car what the guy said about the seats. My car does have the tracks to fit in seats but they are covered with carpet now. If you want the 7 seats then I say go a van :nod:

But I do love my commodore it has been good to me! And its wide enough to fit the 3 carseats in it! :lol:


I am going to have to get Tony to download Garden State for me too. :nod:

[Cami]

Could the seats be sideways? Like they face in?

I'd go for a van too.

[Nichole]

I'd go for a van over backward facing rear seats, too. :nod:

Yes, you definitely need the GS soundtrack. :nod: :heart: Zach Braff!

[Kara]

I think I'd go for a van too...After you see it, you'll have to explain the seats to us LOL!

:bfn: this morning so I'm kinda bummed..But I got 45 minutes of treadmill time in this morning..showered..cleaned the kitchen..and after we take the boys to school we are headed to get a present for MIL for Mothers Day.

[sheila]

Here's a photo for discussion. Care to caption it?

[Dawn]

My caption: "Beautiful rainbow in the wrong spot! Too bad it's amidst a pile of crap (and a port-o-john too)!" :lol:

[TtownAnne]

"The pot of poo at the end of the rainbow"?

Caroline's ballet recital is tonight, and naturally she hasn't taken a nap so is whiny and floppy and such. This does not bode well, so please keep all fingers crossed for us!

[Nichole]

"The pot of poo at the end of the rainbow"?



That was pretty much what I was thinking, too. :lol: Or:

"There's a pot of something at the end of the rainbow, but I'm pretty sure it's not gold." :lol:

Good luck with the recital tonight, Anne! :crossfing for the whinies to go away.

Does the fact that I just inhaled 3 pieces of Dove dark chocolate indicate what kind of day I'm having? :scan:

[Kara]

I like Anne's description too..
Good luck tonight!

[Stacy]

Dawn, I heard somewhere that take half a lemon, rub it in salt then rub it on the stain, to get ink out.

:dunno:

[Stacy]

RE: the picture

I didn't know rainbows came out if the moon was out. :scratch:









Get it?



:lol2:

[redhairedgirl]

"If the gold is in there - I'm leaving it behind" :lol:

[Nichole]

:lol:

"Sooooooomewheeeeere oooover the rainboooow, shitbiiiiirds flyyyyy." :lol:

[Stacy]

:lol:

"Sooooooomewheeeeere oooover the rainboooow, shitbiiiiirds flyyyyy." :lol:


:lol2: I actually would have :spit: had I been drinking.

[Alyssa]

I watch Garden State today on the advice of several of you :) It wasn't released here so I had to get Alex to download it. Good movie, thanks for the recommendation :aok: (Bridget, Nichole, Sheila et al :) )Ooh, thanks for reminding me I need to watch this. :nod:

And thanks to both you and Deb explaining ANZAC day. :)

[Clare]

Further to Dawn's request for advice on getting marker out of a gymbo top, any ideas on how to get it off a penis? Sam's been having fun with a green marker and we now have a green penis :rolleyes: How on earth am I supposed to scrub to get that out?

[TtownAnne]

Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery carefully! :lol2:

I'm pleased to report that the ballet recital tonight was a success! We were so proud we wanted to cry. Caroline was so worried about what to do if she forgot a step (we told her to look at the person in front of her and see what they were doing), but she did so well other kids were looking at her to remember what they should be doing!

[sheila]

:woo: :princess: Go Caroline!

[Nichole]

Yay, Caroline! :clap: I'm assuming you got it all on video? :)

[Stacy]

Further to Dawn's request for advice on getting marker out of a gymbo top, any ideas on how to get it off a penis? Sam's been having fun with a green marker and we now have a green penis :rolleyes: How on earth am I supposed to scrub to get that out?


:locolaugh

from about.com

Kids love markers, but moms don't always enjoy spending all that time at the sink trying to get colored faces and hands clean.


Here are several ways you can safely (and quickly) remove these marks from skin:



Soak a cotton ball in baby oil or baby lotion and rub until marker is gone. Use a q-tip or old toothbrush to get underneath fingernails. Rub a small amount of vaseline on marks, then wash the area with warm soap and water.
Spread some shaving cream on a table, tray or high chair and let your child play with the shaving cream until the marks are gone.
Spray some hairspray into your hands and rub gently over markered areas, carefully avoiding eyes.




I wouldn't suggest the toothbrush though.

[TtownAnne]

Of course we got it all on video, and about eleventy jillion pictures too!


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da04b3127cce88f27dd2e37300000016109CaMmbFm1c
(Caroline's right in the middle, facing right)

[Stacey]

How freaking cute is that?! :love: I'm glad she did so well. I didn't doubt she would. :princess:

Clare, I'd just give him normal baths and not worry too much about it. That situation reminds me of one of Cole's newest sayings: "WOOK (look) at dat penis!" :lol: Such a boy. :disbelief :lol:

[Nichole]

OMG, soooo cute! :princess: :love:

Nice, Cole. :lol:

Clare, I'd probably just leave it alone and let it wear off on its own, too. I'd have no desire to be doing any extra scrubbing there. :lol:

[Kara]

Further to Dawn's request for advice on getting marker out of a gymbo top, any ideas on how to get it off a penis? Sam's been having fun with a green marker and we now have a green penis :rolleyes: How on earth am I supposed to scrub to get that out?

:woa: :rotflmao: I'd probably just bathe him as normal too, it will come off eventually! LOL!

[Kara]

Of course we got it all on video, and about eleventy jillion pictures too!


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da04b3127cce88f27dd2e37300000016109CaMmbFm1c
(Caroline's right in the middle, facing right)

YEAH!!!!
She looks adorable! so glad it went well!!

[MrsPeacefrog]

:lol2: Clare, you know I am suprised that hasn't happened with my boys yet!! But unless he has to go to daycare I wouldn't worry, if he has to go somewhere where people will be seeing his willy I would then either use the options Stacy gave you or use face toner, that stuff gets out perminant marker really well. :nod: that stuff isn't bad for the genitals is it?? :scratch: :lol:

Caroline looks so flippin adorable and that pictures makes my uterus yearn for a girl! :mope:

[Karri]

Man!!...Any other ideas on how to get what is most likely a permanent marker, off of a shirt?

Nothing :(
Chris left norah unsupervised with them several months ago and I had a shirt (also gymboree) runied, as well. Its now a playshirt.

Clare! :spit:
Stacey - I like Cole's reaction. Norah always declares, "ellie's penis! ellie's penis!" when his dipe comes off :lol:

[Karri]

Oh anne...that is a beautiful photo! I am so glad it went well!

[Stacey]

I think even if Cole was going to go to school, I wouldn't worry about the marker too much. I'd explain it to his teacher first though so she wouldn't be shocked by the sight of his bedazzled pecker. :lol:

[Bridget]

Anne - what a freaking cute pic from the recital! :clap: Love it!

Clare... :lol2: green penis. Me, I'd just let it wear off on its own. ;) And glad you like Garden State. I still mean to buy that soundtrack.

[Dawn]

Thanks Stacy for that lemon tip. Never heard of it. If I become desperate enough, I may try that too. I also read something about sunscreen....put it on and rub it. However, I'm afraid to try that...I would think the oils in it wouldn't be good for the shirt. ??

Karri - Yea, it's looking more and more that it may become a playshirt too.

Anne - cute pic! Glad the recital went well! :)

Clare - Too funny :lol: I'd just leave it green. It will eventually come off....

[Dawn]

Why does Angelina insist on waking up and crying when I come home from work? It's almost like she smells me coming through the door! ugh!

[Clare]

:lol2: Clare, you know I am suprised that hasn't happened with my boys yet!! But unless he has to go to daycare I wouldn't worry, if he has to go somewhere where people will be seeing his willy I would then either use the options Stacy gave you or use face toner, that stuff gets out perminant marker really well. :nod: that stuff isn't bad for the genitals is it?? :scratch: :lol:



He is going to daycare tomorrow. I think I'll have to write in his communication book "don't be alarmed at the colour of his penis, it's marker not gangrene" :lol:

Love Caroline's ballet pic!!

[MrsPeacefrog]

He is going to daycare tomorrow. I think I'll have to write in his communication book "don't be alarmed at the colour of his penis, it's marker not gangrene" :lol:


:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

Thats so funny Clare!!! I am sure they have seen worse though! :nod:

[Trish]

Oh Clare, that is too funny! :lol: I'd leave it alone, too ;)

Anne - Caroline looks adorable and so grown up!! Glad it went well :aok:

[sheila]

Anne, she is too cute!

How's your eye?

[TtownAnne]

Thanks, everyone. We're pretty pleased it proceeded without a meltdown because she had gone without a nap! But it was so exciting to watch her be as poised and elegant as a 4-year old can be.

I think I might have a scratched cornea (thanks for the info, Sheila! :bighug: It's not tearing as much as it was, but still really stings and sunshine hurts! ) so have spent since last night with my right eye just tearing constantly and running down my face. I have an eye doctor appointment at 1:30, though, so hopefully I'll get some info about what to do.

[sheila]

Wow, I am surprised they are making you wait that long!

[Kara]

LOL Clare!

Ouch Anne, that sounds extremely painful!

[Nichole]

Gangrene :lol2:

What happened to your eye, Anne? (did I miss it? :scan: ) It sounds painful. :hug99:

[TtownAnne]

I don't know what happened, honestly, Nichole. I noticed last night that it felt like I had an eyelash behind my contact (stinging, etc) So I took my contacts out and it REEEEEEEEEEEALY hurt. Stinging, watering, etc. I can't see anything actually IN my eye, so I asked Sheila about a scratched cornea, and that does sound like what I have.

[Nichole]

Ouch! :errr: Something got stuck behind your contact, maybe? How strange. I hope you can get some relief soon. :hug99:

[Alyssa]

How sweet does Caroline look! :heart:

[Nichole]

I wish I could wake up today. :sleeping:

[Shanna]

I wish I had a desk :mope:

[Nichole]

At least you have windows. :lol:

[redhairedgirl]

Wow Anne - I hope your eye gets better soon! Caroline looks soooo elegant!

Gangrene on a penis. :lol:

[sheila]

Dawn, my soopah cleaning/stain book says try rubbing alcohol or a paste of lemon juice + cream of tartar, wait an hour and then wash cold. :dunno:

[Dawn]

Dawn, my soopah cleaning/stain book says try rubbing alcohol or a paste of lemon juice + cream of tartar, wait an hour and then wash cold. :dunno:
Thanks Sheila! :) I think I will try that next because I've heard cream of tartar is good for lots of stuff cleaning-wise! It doesn't say what amounts to use for the alcohol or lemon juice and the tartar does it?

[sheila]

It really didn't, Dawn. I imagine you would make enough paste to cover the stain, and enough of each to make it a paste. :dunno:

[Clare]

No scrubbing was needed to get rid of the gangrene penis, he emerged marker-free after a long soak in a very bubbly bath :)

Ouch Anne, that eye sounds painful!

[Nichole]

OMG Clare, I'm giggling at that whole sentence. :rotflmao:

[TtownAnne]

Back from the eye doctor - corneal ulcer thanks to a really attractive infection. On some heavy-duty antibiotics until a follow up appointment on Friday, and he said I can forget contacts for at LEAST a month....:shuffle: Well, at least it doesn't burn like a hot poker anymore. :dunno:

[Nichole]

Yikes! :errr: Any idea where it came from? You're not using that contact solution that was contaminated, are you? (Bausch & Lombe, IIRC)

I'm glad it's feeling better, though.

[TtownAnne]

Nope, I have daily contacts (throw away each night), so no solution involved, but that was the first thing he asked about. :nod: He said that I probably had a minor scratch on my cornea that wouldn't have affected me normally, but that some germ got in (normal germs we all have on our skin) and then I sealed it into the nice wet warm environment with a contact and away it went to infection.

[Nichole]

Mmm, manky. :lick: :lol:

[TtownAnne]

Right. :puke: Like I told Sheila, as much as I do love you, be glad you aren't actually looking at me right now, because it's not nice at all. :dead:

[Nichole]

:errr: Eyeball mank seems like it would be especially mankalicious. :dead:

Snack, anyone? :lol:

[Karri]

Clare :lol2:

Anne - that sounds, um, great, really. :puke: Seriously....i hope that your eye feels back to its normal, eyebally self soon! (i hope you have normal eyeglasses and arent one of those people who havent updated theirs since 1992 b/c they only wear them at night :lol: )

[Michele]

(i hope you have normal eyeglasses and arent one of those people who havent updated theirs since 1992 b/c they only wear them at night :lol: )

Scott is one of those people! He got conjunctivitis right before we went on our first vacation together, and had to wear these ugly old-school glasses the whole time. He looks like such a dork in all of the pictures! Ever since then I have been better at keeping my glasses up to date.

I hope your eye feels better Anne...I had a similar thing happen a couple years ago and it was not fun!

I'm in a pissy mood today...Scott and I were supposed to go on a date tonight, but instead he's working until 10:00 and I am stuck home with a cranky ass kid. I think I'm ordering Chinese for dinner, b/c I can't bring myself to cook anything at the moment...

[Karri]

:hug99: Michele!

[TtownAnne]

While my glasses aren't entirely up to date, they aren't 1992 either. :) It's probably been 3 years or so, and my vision has not changed drastically since then.

DEFINITELY order Chinese! :nod: I think we all deserve a little mid-week pampering....

[Stacey]

I've had those nights, Michele. Definitely order in. :nod:

[Dawn]

Anne - yikes, hope your eye gets better quickly!

Michele - Yep, sounds like it's certainly a chinese take out night for you. :)

[Michele]

Thanks guys, I was having a shitty day to begin with due to the little girl I babysit being a total shitbird today, and this just compounded it. I really could use a nice stiff drink right now! I just placed my order...scallion pancakes, pan fried noodles, and moo shi vegetable...it is a new place so I hope it is good!

[Bev]

Oh Anne! Ouch! Mason scratched my cornea when he was 4 months old. It hurt like a bugger but not for too long at least. Caroline looks so cute in her ballerina outfit! :)

Nichole, mankalicious. :lol2:

Dawn, cream of tartar is super expensive here, I'd buy it from the bulk store if you have one it will be a quarter of the price.

Clare, did you take a photo of the gangrenous penis for future blackmail? :lol:

Michele, I thought your dad was coming over? Get thee some Chinese!

Nothing happening here really. Mason got a new bike helmet today. Black with flames on it. Super cool! :)

[Dawn]

Dawn, cream of tartar is super expensive here, I'd buy it from the bulk store if you have one it will be a quarter of the price.

Bev, I need to double check...but I'm pretty sure I already bought a little thing of it a while back....in the seasonings section. I haven't used it yet & I bought it thinking I would use it. Go figure, right? :lol: Need to check later if I have it....

Let me run to give Angelina a bath. She's such a trouble maker I swear. James usually does the bath thing...but I need something to hold her over cuz she's tearing this house apart! :lol: James took Alexia to the raceway...to see his friend race bikes. :)

[Michele]

I ate my Chinese food and feel marginally better now. Jackson helped me clean up without a fight, so that was nice too.

Bev - I was going to have my Dad over, but I decided I was in too bad of a mood to be around people. :blush: As much as I love the guy, he tends to get on my case about certain things, and I just couldn't deal with that tonight. So I decided it was best for all involved if I was alone! :lol:

Now I am just waiting until it is dark enough to put Jackson to bed - he is already pulling the "it's not bedtime, it's still light out" stuff.

[Clare]

Hope Jackson goes down without a fight, Michele :hug99:

No photos of the gangrenous penis. Although Emily thought it was the funniest thing EVER and told everybody at playgroup yesterday :lol: She even wanted me to change his nappy in front of everyone so they could see it :lol: So I don't think she's going to ever let him forget!!

[Stacey]

That's funny, Clare. She'll probably never forget it (or let him forget it either :lol: ). I'm 5 years older than my youngest brother, and I remember all sorts of funny things that he used to do.

[Michele]

That is too funny Clare! Poor Sam!

Jackson is down, but it wasn't w/o a fight. I think I may have a small glass of wine to relax....being stressed out is worse for the baby than a little wine, right?

[Stacy]

too drunk too post properly.

sorry to bait and wait.

[Karri]

I think I may have a small glass of wine to relax....being stressed out is worse for the baby than a little wine, right?

Yes. You are entirely correct :nod:

[Karri]

Clare -- too funny that Emily took great pride in Sam's misfortune :lol:

While my glasses aren't entirely up to date, they aren't 1992 either. :) It's probably been 3 years or so, and my vision has not changed drastically since then. 3 years is cool (i hope. mine are 3 yrs old!)

[Stacy]

I agree with Karri.

[TtownAnne]

Glad to know we may both need an update, then. :) Right now I just have to find some of those clip-on sunglasses that will fit for my glasses, because there's no way I can drive without sunglasses.

Chinese food sounds yummy. Now I'm craving sesame noodles.

Now that I have followed Sheila's excellent medical advice of some liquor to relax my eye :drink: , I'm off for my last round of eyedrops and bed. At least tonight I'll actually get to sleep.

[Nichole]

Anne, you should get some of those supah cool glasses that fit over your regular glasses. All the cool guys at the local senior center think they're the bomb. :lol:

[Karri]

blueblockers? :lol2:

[Alyssa]

You know you want these, Anne. :crazy:
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/tvproducts4less_1893_1400218

[Alyssa]

Back from the eye doctor - corneal ulcer thanks to a really attractive infection. On some heavy-duty antibiotics until a follow up appointment on Friday, and he said I can forget contacts for at LEAST a month....:shuffle: Well, at least it doesn't burn like a hot poker anymore. :dunno:Anne - in all seriousness, did you hear about this funky eye infection going around due to some OTC stuff? http://www1.whdh.com/features/articles/healthcast/BO17702/

[Alyssa]

Just hit 9K posts. :woo: C'mon 5 figures!

Joe and I had date night tonight. My mom randomly took the boys We just went to Texas Roadhouse. Nothing fancy. But they did have the blueberry beer that I love. :aok: So at least Stacy & Anne weren't alone in their drinking on a Wednesday. :awink: And maybe Michele too. :)

[Dawn]

I'm totally digging these! I have a pair sort of similar to them.

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/tvproducts4less_1893_1400218










NOT!
:lol:

[Nichole]

http://www.polarizedoptics.com/catalog/images/FCM950_PS.jpg

:lol:

[Dawn]

:banana: I just booked our 5 yr. wedding anniversary/1st family vacation! :banana:

Too bad we won't be going the end of next mo. like we had originally wanted to. :blue: Oh well...it's for the best, due to tons of things that we need to finish up around here and other things that we'll need to take care of over the summer. Hey, but who cares! At least we're still going away, just several mos. later. :heee: Hey, and Angelina will be older so hopefully that'll be a good thing :lol:

[Mandi]

Blueberry beer, Alyssa? That sounds nasty. :dead: :lol: And congrats on your 9k posts. :woo:

It's all quiet here.. all the kids are sleeping. Ahhh bliss! If I weren't pregnant I'd be partaking in an adult refreshment right now. :lol:

[Alyssa]

:banana: I just booked our 5 yr. wedding anniversary/1st family vacation! :banana:

Too bad we won't be going the end of next mo. like we had originally wanted to. :blue: Oh well...it's for the best, due to tons of things that we need to finish up around here and other things that we'll need to take care of over the summer. Hey, but who cares! At least we're still going away, just several mos. later. :heee: Hey, and Angelina will be older so hopefully that'll be a good thing :lol:Where you going?

[Alyssa]

http://www.wachusettbrew.com/images/beers/blueberry_beer_pic.jpg


:lick:

[Alyssa]

Have you all read about the Gatorade Conspiracy? http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2006/03/gatorade-conspiracy.html :popcorn:

[Stacy]

:jawdrop:

[MrsPeacefrog]

:lol2: Alyssa, you know what the funniest thing about that entire spill was (other than the black light picture) was the responses by the "offended" public below! My god those responses were a good laugh! People are IDIOTS! who the hell takes that seriously enough to abuse the original poster!

[Michele]

:lol: at the Gatorade thing!

mmmmm Blueberry beer....I love Wachusett! I wish I could have one now, but I'm settling for a blueberry waffle...

[TtownAnne]

The idea of blueberry beer makes me want to gag! Does it actually taste good?

Alyssa, I did hear about that, but I have daily disposable contacts and I don't use contact solution at all, so the infection can't be from that. James actually had some that he had been planning to use, but threw it out.

And thank you for all the oh-so-positive comments on my sunglass need! :lol: I'm actually trying to find the magnetic type that fit to the shape of my frames so I won't look like a resident of the local nursing home. :)

[Michele]

The idea of blueberry beer makes me want to gag! Does it actually taste good?



Believe it or not, it does. It is my favorite type of beer. Wachusett makes it, as does a local brew pub. At the brew pub they put blueberries in the glass too, and they float up and down on the bubbles from the beer.

[Bev]

Now I am just waiting until it is dark enough to put Jackson to bed - he is already pulling the "it's not bedtime, it's still light out" stuff.
In the summer time the :sunny: goes to bed after we do. :) It seems to work for us!

My glasses are 4 years old in May but I'm not getting new ones! I'm getting Lasik for my 40th! :woo:

[Trish]

Never had blueberry beer, but it sounds interesting :lick: Heck, at this point I'd drink ANY kind of beer!! :lol:

I need new glasses, but don't want to make an appt to get them :shuffle:

[Nichole]

:sick: Morning, all.

Blueberry beer sounds interesting. I'd try it. :nod:

That Gatorade thing was funny. :lol: Like Deb, I laughed more at the outraged idiots in the comments area. :lol:

Sorry, Anne. :heee: When I was searching for that picture, I did find some actual decent-looking over the glasses sunglasses if you're interested or can't find good clipons.

[Bridget]

You'll never accuse me of stealing your beer. I don't like flavored ones AT ALL. :lol: But it sounds cool anyway. :nod: Believe it or not, it does. It is my favorite type of beer. Wachusett makes it, as does a local brew pub. At the brew pub they put blueberries in the glass too, and they float up and down on the bubbles from the beer.

[Michele]

You'll never accuse me of stealing your beer. I don't like flavored ones AT ALL. :lol: But it sounds cool anyway. :nod:

My husband is the same way, but he'll drink the blueberry stuff. The same brew pub makes watermelon beer in the summer. It comes with a slice of watermelon on the rim. That is really good too...but as you can see I like fruity drinks!

Speaking of fruity drinks, I just went up to the store to buy an ingredient for dinner, and I just had to buy a bottle of Gatorade! :lol:

[Shanna]

Gatorade conspiracy = HILARIOUS!! I got Jacob some on the way to soccer practice last night :rolleyes:

[Bev]

Starting him already eh, Shanna? Between the dresses and the Gatorade I don't know..... :lol:

Who gets outraged over stuff like that? :screwy:

If those fruity beers don't taste like beer then I might like them. :) Me no likey beer. Me likey fruity drinks. :)

[Shanna]

Starting him already eh, Shanna? Between the dresses and the Gatorade I don't know..... :lol:




Heh. . . that was BEFORE I read the article this morning :spit:

[Karri]

:lol: about the Gatorade!

Mnnnn....Blueberry Beer. We have a Texas Roadhouse, but I've never been (not big on chains), but I may just go to sample that beer!! I love fruity beers. We have a local brewpub that makes a killer raspberry one.

Raspberry Weiss
200 pounds of fresh raspberries are added to our traditional Weiss beer resulting in a deep red brew with real raspberry flavor.
:lick:

BTW...add me to the list of people imbibing last night. I was enjoying some Chianti.

Today I tried out Starbucks Blackberry Green Tea Frappuccino Blended Creme,because I thought I needed to feel more 'zen like'. I guess Elliott decided he needed the same, because at one point at the zoo, I looked over and he had snatched it out of the wagon and was feverishly sucking from teh straw. He flipped out when I took it away.

[Karri]

BTW...ALYSIA... If you read this, I have been meaning to tell you how much I :heart: that photo of G in your signature.

[Shanna]

BTW...add me to the list of people imbibing last night. I was enjoying some Chianti.


And that should surprise us why?!!? :lol2: :bolt:

[Michele]

Today I tried out Starbucks Blackberry Green Tea Frappuccino Blended Creme,because I thought I needed to feel more 'zen like'. I guess Elliott decided he needed the same, because at one point at the zoo, I looked over and he had snatched it out of the wagon and was feverishly sucking from teh straw. He flipped out when I took it away.

Did you like it? I had one last week and I couldn't decide.

[Nichole]

That sounds like too much going on in a cup for me. :dead:

We ran out quickly this morning for some staples (and Sudafed!) and I'm thinking I shouldn't have been driving. We were stopped at a light and the car in the left turn lane started turning and I went, too (straight). My light was still red. :shuffle: Oops. I didn't realize it until I was halfway through the intersection and saw the oncoming cars trying to turn into me. :heee: We made it home safely, but I've taken the car keys away from myself until I'm less floaty-headed. :lol:

[Trish]

Um yeah, I'm thinking no more driving for you, Nichole :lol:

Karri - that is quite the name for a drink :lol:

[Nichole]

Yes, I'm grounded. :lol: The funny thing is, the guy behind me was on autopilot too and followed me through the red light. :lol:

Mmmm, I just had the yummiest cup of hot cocoa. :lick:

[Bridget]

I accidentally slipped and spilled my freshly purchased $4 breve (latte with half and half) down my leg while driving home yesterday and in addition to burning the crap out of my foot it soaked my still unread copy of The Pact, this month's OUAL book club book. Is that a sign from the god's that it's OK if I don't read it?


(And this is when Nichole inserts, "no it's a sign from the gods that you were a sucker for spending $4 on a cup of coffee".)

[Bev]

No, it's a sign from the Gods that you must sue the crap out of the overly priced coffee shop chain for millions of dollars for not advising you that you should not drink and drive while holding a hot beverage. :)

And again, on you Bridget no, it's not. :lol:

[Nichole]

Hey, you can piss your money away any way you'd like. :lol: I'm sorry it spilled, though. :sad: At least it was on your way home and not on the way to work. Nothing worse than facing a whole day with coffee-stained clothes. ;)

That dress in your sig reminds me of the Boobahs. :errr: :lol:

[kim]

no bridget you must read the pact (i really enjoyed it!). since your internet will be out anyway you'll have plenty of time :lol:.

[Bridget]

i hate youno bridget you must read the pact (i really enjoyed it!). since your internet will be out anyway you'll have plenty of time :lol:.

[Alyssa]

Believe it or not, it does. It is my favorite type of beer. Wachusett makes it, as does a local brew pub. At the brew pub they put blueberries in the glass too, and they float up and down on the bubbles from the beer.Boston Beer Works or somelplace else?

[Alyssa]

Ack. I just found out we're having a huge corporate event on a boat the same night as the surprise party I'm organizing for my sister. :complain: (To be sure, I'm skipping the event and sticking with the party. :) )

[Alyssa]

And for the record, I am considering a Magic Hat #9 tonight, which is apricot flavored beer. :lick:

[Karri]

Did you like it? I had one last week and I couldn't decide.

Yes, I did. It reminds me of something I cant quite put my finger on. Possibly a hot green tea blend I've had :lol: I am stupid like that.

[Karri]

jeebus nichole! stay home! :lol: glad you're ok!

[Michele]

Boston Beer Works or somelplace else?

Actually Salem Beer Works...but it is the same thing, just different location.

[Alyssa]

Actually Salem Beer Works...but it is the same thing, just different location.So, shall we make a date for August or so? :lick: Never had the watermelon.

[Clare]

Karri - I would feel stupid ordering a drink with that long a name :lol: Reminds me of that scene in LA Story :lol:

Nichole - :eek: glad you were okay!!! I did that once when I was pg with Emily. I had my American cousin in the car and she was freaked out enough about driving on the "wrong" side of the road, then I really scared her by rolling through a red light :lol: Luckily it was a quiet intersection but it was outside a police station :shuffle:

[Michele]

So, shall we make a date for August or so? :lick: Never had the watermelon.

It is a date! :lol:

[TtownAnne]

I hope everyone from last night is pleased to know that I managed to find non-old-guy clip on sunglasses at Walmart today. They fit right to the sides of my regular glasses with little square U-clips and actually look not too bad.

My child is a whiny beast today. If you're so freakin' tired then take a nap!

[Alyssa]

It is a date! :lol:I'll even let you bring Anna. :awink:

BTW, is this your weekend alone? :scratch:

Anne...we need a picture to prove that they're not old mannish! :awink:

[Alyssa]

If you're bored, I just posted new videos. :) They are both a little dark, sadly. The first one shows how insane things are around here with Daddy in charge. :crazy: The second is good for contagious giggling. http://www.dropshots.com/aross823

[Trish]

OMG, Alyssa - Jack and his giggling are too cute! :lol: I was laughing right along w/him :lol: And, ugh, that is so something Chad would do w/the boys and when he first did it it freaked me out! :errr: but, of course, the boys love it ;) Seriously, how am I going to survive having 3 boys?!?!? :errr:

[Michele]

Cute videos Alyssa!

Scott is leaving for Vegas at 6 tomorrow morning...he is packing now. I'm not so much looking forward to this weekend. Fortunately 3 of my friends from college are coming over Saturday afternoon and staying the night, so that will be fun. We may have to paint Jackson's nails and give him a facial and stuff!

I agree...I am curious about Anne's new shades!

[Clare]

J.Shea is so cute! What a giggle :heart:

[Alyssa]

Thanks girls...I was giggling re-watching it. :)

Trish...you'll be just fine. I can't believe you're so close to having Owen here!

[Karri]

Alyssa - those were great :lol: Jack's giggle is contagious. Aidan can make the twins giggle like that and I love it.

I cannot show Chris that video of Joe doing that :errr: He would totally do that with Aidan!

[Clare]

I just found out that The Amazing Race was in Perth! Don't know if that's screened in the US yet, I know we're a few weeks behind. So my friend says that she saw the flags around Kings Park when they were filming.I'm so pissed that she didn't tell me :tantrum: I would've followed those flags till I found Phil at the mat!

[MrsPeacefrog]

I just found out that The Amazing Race was in Perth! Don't know if that's screened in the US yet, I know we're a few weeks behind. So my friend says that she saw the flags around Kings Park when they were filming.I'm so pissed that she didn't tell me :tantrum: I would've followed those flags till I found Phil at the mat!

:lol: you are so funny!




Alyssa: Loved the videos! Tony does that "flying thing" with the boys, it amazes me how they can face plant the bed and laugh their heads off, but one of them pushes the other and they will cry for a century! :rolleyes:

[Clare]

I'm serious! If I had known I would have hung out at the clue box and offered to help a team. Can you imagine me with 3 kids in tow? :lol: Although the problem with that is that you don't know what the teams are like before you watch it. I'd hate to accidently help Lake and Michelle for instance :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Yeah exactly, but hey it would be fun to be part of it :nod:

[Nichole]

Clare, this week's episode was in Perth. :nod: I meant to mention that yesterday, but forgot. They went to some old prison via ferry and then the mat was at the sailing club on the breakwater. That would have been so cool to see you on there! :wavey:

I'm playing hooky this morning. :shuffle: I felt like death when I woke up, so I dropped the boys off at daycare and came back home. I may go into work after taking a nap, but I figured I'd be useless if I went in. Plus, my cubemate has a baby and I'm sure she'd appreciate if I didn't spread my pestilence to her. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. :lol:

Alyssa - J Shea's giggle is so adorable! :love2: It sounds like you're going to have to get used to a high level of noise at your house for quite a long time. :lol: And the flying thing... :errr:

[kim]

alyssa i was cracking up at both videos :lol: i think i have seen marc do similar with tony :nod:

btw i have a very similar bed! the scrollwork is different but that's the same bed i think.

[Trish]

Ugh, sorry you aren't feeling well, Nichole. :bullhorn: Get your butt off of here and go take a nap!! ;)

[Nichole]

Thanks, Trish. I'm trying to, but can't seem to do it. :lol:

[Nichole]

I'm trying to snooze with the Today Show on in the background and I have a thought/question after watching a live performance. Do people really think Shakira's weird boob dance is sexy? :scratch: :lol:

[Barb]

Sorry the sleep thing isn't happening.

I wonder about the appeal of Shakira, too. Did you see where they said men find women in jeans and t-shirts sexy? I was very happy to hear that.

[TtownAnne]

Good afternoon everybody - been busy running around so haven't had a chance to check in yet.

Ahhhh, nothing like the feeling of freshly polished teeth after a dentist visit! That's my favorite part. I'd go get a polishing weekly if my insurance would cover it. :nod: Then to Target to pick up a prescription, the grocery store, and this afternoon a followup eye doctor appointment to see if the antibiotics are helping. What fun!

At least the weather is promising to be nice this weekend. James can take Caroline to the park and wear her butt OUT tomorrow! :woo:

We're supposed to go to NY next weekend - is it too awful of me to really not want to go? It's just such an ordeal, talking to FIL makes me want to drink bleach, and we never actually GO anywhere, just sit around the house.

[Trish]

Not a fan of Shakira and her shakin' of her body, in anyway :rolleyes:

Love freshly polished teeth, but hate the dentist, Anne. Hope your experience was better than mine usually is :errr:

[Nichole]

I didn't see that, Barb. Good to hear though, since it's my uniform these days. :lol:

Ugh Anne, I don't blame you for not wanting to go. It sounds like it's not worth the drive there. I agree with you on the tooth polishing. I love that feeling. :biggrin:

[Bridget]

It's a poker lunch today with my buddies. Wish me luck that my unbroken 25 game losing streak comes to an end! OK maybe not 25 games, but close - the point is I've never won because I SUCK! :lol:

[Nichole]

Good luck, Bridget. I hope you at least beat the annoying guy. :lol:

[Bridget]

Not to brag ;) but...
IWONIWONIWONIWONIWONIWONIWONIWONIWONIWONIWONIWON!!!!!!!!

IWON!

I

WON!

Good luck, Bridget. I hope you at least beat the annoying guy. :lol:

Damn that felt good. Highly superior to losing 25 (or whatever) games. I recommend it.

:secret: I won.

[Karri]

YAY Bridget!!!!! :woo:

Barb - I did see that. And I liked that girl's jeans, too :)

[kim]

how much? :lol:

[Stacey]

:woo: Bridget!!! :clap:

[TtownAnne]

Woohoo! Now you have to change your signature to "I bet I could buy this dress with my poker winnings..."

[Shannan]

That's awesome Bridget...go you!!!

I'm the boss today...fun fun...and I have to run home really quick...not something I want to do...but has to be done.

[Bev]

Go Bridget! Go Bridget!

Good news about the jeans/tee thing! :)

[Alyssa]

WTG, Bridget!

Feeling any better, Nichole? You're not driving yet are you?

As for me...I just got off running one con call and have another to run in a few minutes. There is hardly anyone in the office today :dunno: and my motivation is starting to wane. I also look like crappola. I woke up late and have this retarded high pony tail going on that looks kind of cute, but not work cute. And I later discovered that both my sweater set and jeans have little stains on them. TG I'm on calls and not in person mtgs. :crazy:

[gulp!]

I'm playing hooky this morning. :shuffle: I felt like death when I woke up, so I dropped the boys off at daycare and came back home. I may go into work after taking a nap, but I figured I'd be useless if I went in. Plus, my cubemate has a baby and I'm sure she'd appreciate if I didn't spread my pestilence to her. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. :lol:


Oh, so you're going to spread your pestilence to me instead?! :lol: That's o.k., I'll take it. I didn't travel across the country to miss out on a chance to meet you. Yes, I get to meet Nichole tonight. :woo:

[Trish]

:woo: Go Bridget!!! :banana:

I'm trying to get a hold of my hair dresser and hoping she has had a cancellation for today. I suddenly decided I needed a haircut and some new color :lol:

[Bridget]

Well we don't "technically" play for money, but if we "non-technically" threw in a small pool I won $15. :lol: We were missing annoying man today so we played the first game for $3 per person and the second for $2 and believe it or not - I won both games. Now I'll never win again but I'm basking in the glory of my coin for today. I should buy myself a cd or something. :lol:

[Nichole]

Oh, so you're going to spread your pestilence to me instead?! :lol: That's o.k., I'll take it. I didn't travel across the country to miss out on a chance to meet you. Yes, I get to meet Nichole tonight. :woo:

Um, yeah. :scan: I can wear a mask if you'd like. :lol: I just woke up from a two hour nap and I'm feeling better.

Alyssa, I did drive to take the boys to daycare this morning, but I obeyed all the rules of the road this time. :lol:

[Alysia]

i have had a sore throat since wednesday night nichole.. i feel your pain. yet i am still at work today since i played hooky monday and am still trying to get all of my mandatory OT in.

have i ever mentioned that I HATE my job?!

[Clare]

Have a great time, Nichole and Stef :woo: Hope you're feeling better Nichole :bighug:

:woo: Bridget! It's a shame Bobby Jon wasn't there though, beating him would have been priceless!

Saturday morning here. I'm hoping that Alex is going to take the kids off my hands a bit this weekend so I can get some rest. It hasn't started well though. 9am and he's still snoring in bed while I've been up for hours with the boys :rolleyes:

[LISA]

It's a sunny Saturday morning here and I have no idea how to spend it..can't make too much of a racket as dh is sleeping off a night shift, I really, really, really, really! have to clean and get rid of stuff for the Diabetes Association pickup on tuesday, might do that.. especially we can't go out with Paige having a fever..Anyone have any exciting plans? I would love to live vicariously through ya :)

[MrsPeacefrog]

Hope you feel better Nichole! :hug99:


Well its Saturday night here 10:30pm. Tony is down the coast having a boys night out with a few old friends. So I am here by myself watching Oceans Eleven on TV and surfing the net.

I dropped my parents off to the Airport today and the kids had fun watching the planes coming and going. But I must say, the experience sent me homoe with butterflies galore in my stomach for our trip, Aiden got bored of watching the planes after 45minutes and then spent the next 45minutes running around the airport and going around corners etc...(I was on my own though because Tony had already left for his trip, so I know when we go overseas I will have him with me) but it really made me realise what I am about to get myself into, and the thought of him getting lost in a foreign country just makes me feel sick to my stomach! :errr:

BUT thankfully Clare was online and I had a random conversation with her about lots of other things and my nerves calmed down a bit.

fun and games to be had!!

[Bridget]

:morning:

Nothing exciting here Lisa. We're making coffee and prepping for breakfast. Then once my MIL/FIL get here we're going to finish up some painting and hang a new light fixture in the bathroom. Then I'm going to clean. I don't know what else my husband is doing. It's super rainy and gross outside so no playing out for the kids I'm afraid.

Morning/evening Deb! :lol: Glad you got to have a chat with Clare. Don't fret over losing the kids in a foreign country!!! You'll never let that happen. :) :justahug:

Hopefully Nichole will wake up feeling better today. :)

[MrsPeacefrog]

Thanks... It's a ridiculous this fear has come into me... but the butterflies are having a field trip in my stomach :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Quick Bridget, Before FIL gets there, plant some fake Moths around the house!!!

[Bev]

Mason spent the night at MILs. We have to go get him shortly. We'll hit Canadian Tire for a gerry-can for gas for the lawn-mower and a new hose nozzle attachment. It is very quiet without him! Graham can play with Mason's lego all he wants! :)

Alysia if it's OT it can't really be mandatory IMO, because that's an oxymoron! Where do you work/what do you do?

[Nichole]

Thanks, everyone! I'm feeling much, much better today. :) I'm glad I decided to stay home from work yesterday and catch up on sleep; it helped a lot.

I had a blast with Stef last night! We're getting in gear right now to meet up with her and her family at the zoo today, too. :yippee:

Proof that we're not 50 year old hairy stalker men :lol::
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6da08b3127cce88e25402045a00000016108JbtmrRu08

[Barb]

Wow, that's a beautiful place! I'm sooo jealous.

[redhairedgirl]

No, but it looks like Stef was havin' a cosmo! :lol: How much crap talking did you two do? :lol:

[Lynn]

Are you wearing your Kohls coat, Nichole? The one that Trish and I also have? :lol:

So jealous of your pretty dining spot!

[Karri]

Are you wearing your Kohls coat, Nichole? The one that Trish and I also have? :lol:

It looks like my suede coat from Target! :lol:

I am drooling over that drinkey-poo. Mnnnn.

Bridget! Quick! Hide the direct mail! Hide the saran wrap! :lol:

I am on my own today..my husband has a day/night out with the boys in Madison. Whoot :rolleyes: So this morning I hauled all of us over to a friend's house to dig up some of her landscaping, since she hired a landscaper and they are coming next week. Anyway, I scored BIG. I got a Korean Dwarf Lilac, 2 Bleeding Hearts, a Hydrangia bush (huge! not sure what color it flowers), a Royal Purple Smoke Tree.

[Bev]

:aok: Looks like fun!

[MrsPeacefrog]

That was supposed to be proof your aren't hairy old men :scratch:

:heee:... I hope you guys have fun at the zoo!

Karri: I hope you survive the day/night alone with little drama I am half way through my weekend alone while Tony is down the coast with his mates having a boys thing


Well it's Sunday morning and I think I am going to dedicate to cleaning today. I need to sort through our store room/Jacobs room because a new order for our business is arriving tomorrow and I need to make it fit.. Poor neglected 3rd child, he gets stuffed in with the boxes

[LISA]

Love the picture Nicole :up: I would love a drink like that right about now :lick:

How much longer till bed?? I swear, if AF hadn't just left I would swear I was preggers..I can't get enough sleep and have been eating like a :pig:

[MrsPeacefrog]

:hug99: Lisa I wonder what's going on with you, I hope you get a better nights sleep tonight!

[Bridget]

:clap: Great pic Nichole and Stef. Looks like you had a great time! Hope you're having fun today.

I'm down to my last bit of painting today. THANK GOD. Ugh. I just got done rinsing a bunch of paint trays and brushes in the freezing rain, but I'm not complaining. Last time I had to do it in January. :lol: (We don't rinse our paint stuff in the house because we have a lagoon.) I'm on the last dreaded bit - pulling out the washer and dryer in the laundry room and then that's it for the weekend. :woo:

Kai is putting a second coat on two doors downstairs. He sprayed them at first and they're ultra green, ultra shiny and fah-reaky. Can't explain it but they don't look right. So he's brushing new coats on. :biggrin:

OK enough goofing off, I've got latex calling my name...

Although they haven't touched the direct mail or torn off a single piece of saran wrap today (and no wasp patrol either)...
DID I EVER MENTION THAT THEY BOTH TALK REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
LOUD ALL THE TIME?



:lol:

Thank god they're here though or I'd be up shit creek even if I am going to suffer from tinnitis. :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

are you sure they aren't Italians in disguise??

[Stacy]

Pardon Bridget? I didn't quite hear ya.

[redhairedgirl]

Although they haven't touched the direct mail or torn off a single piece of saran wrap today (and no wasp patrol either)...


Wasp patrol? Hmmmm, may I borrow them sometime? I seem to have a problem with bees. :lol:

[Clare]

I find that hard to believe Bridget :lol:

Looks like a pretty place for a meal and a chat, Nichole and Stef :aok: Hope you're having fun at the zoo.

[LISA]

I just gave some kids the scare of their life :devil: some of you know about the damn park across the street from my house and what goes on there.. because of said events I now have permission to lock/unlock it..so I notice a car in the lot but no one using the park so I take a walk over to the park and don't see any heads but the car is running so up to the window I go and sure enough they have the seats reclined and were making out ..I tapped on the window and scared the shit out of them:locolaugh and I swear they didn't look a day over 13!! I told them to f'n go get a room if they want to do that shit ..he peeled out pretty fast:locolaugh I told him I got his plate # ( which I didn't)...wonder if I'll see them back again :lol:

[pam]

That restaurant looks gorgeous Nichole! What restaurant is it?

[Clare]

:lol: Lisa!

[TtownAnne]

:woo: DH just said we can maybe go to Disney again this year!

[LISA]

That's awesome Anne! dh is thinking of going next year, Feb I think..

[Nichole]

You're all wrong! It's a jacket from Costco! :lol2: And that drink was actually Tracey's strawberry-tini that she didn't finish (it was her second that she regretted ordering as soon as she got it). I'd already finished my cosmo and Rosemount shiraz and Stef also had the shiraz. We may have done a little OUAL dishing. :awink:

Pam, it was Charlie's by the Sea in Cardiff.

We're back from the zoo and we're beat. It was a really great time and I'll have pictures to show off later. Time to go get everyone in their jammies and into bed.

[MrsPeacefrog]

Would you eat your kids last chocolate easter bunny to subside that time of the month cravings even though you are on a diet?

[Stacy]

yes otherwise you will try to find other things to fill that craving and you will still end up eating the bunny anyway.

[pam]

Pam, it was Charlie's by the Sea in Cardiff.


Erik said that is across the street from Ki's. Awesome area for views!

[pam]

Deb ~ Step away from the bunny!!! :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Okay well I haven't had the bunny, I wanted it really really bad, but I held back.. but now I am so annoyed at my husband that I may just go eat it (damn emotional eating!)

He went away on a boys thing this weekend, I was at the airport with my mother when he left so I didn't see what he packed etc. When I got home one of our pillows from our bed was gone, so obviously he took one down with him.... Annoying because we have heaps of spare pillows he could have taken, but whatever.

Well the asshole gets back this afternoon, crawls straight into bed with a hangover from hell and then rolls over, calls out to me and says "oops I left the pillow down the coast" YES the very pillow that has the matching pillow case to my 400TC Egyptian Olive green cotton sheets :angry2: :fado:

I am so unimpressed with him right now! who the HELL does that?? :scratch: Now I have a mismatching set. Not to mention it was one of our GOOD pillows. Stuff him I am going to get the flattest pillow with the scratchiest pillowcase for him to sleep on... I wonder how long I should punish him for! :devil:

[Clare]

Oh Deb :hug99: That's really annoying :( where did they stay? Any chance of getting back?

[MrsPeacefrog]

I have no idea where they stayed. And its 7:30pm and he is STILL asleep. I SMS'd his friend that lives down where they stayed (they stayed in a hotel because it was close to where they were going out and didn't want to travel too far back) and asked him if he noticed the pillow there when they left, and if not wether he can go back and grab it. I told him I don't care about the pillow just to post me back the pillow case.

BUT he is a boy as well so the odds of him actually doing it are probably slim. I hate spending money on nice things and them being treated with little regard. Tony is shocking like that!

[LISA]

Oh I don't blame you for being pissed Deb! :tearhair: can you call the hotel yourself and ask if the cleaning staff saw it?

[Bridget]

:morning: I am so tired. :sleeping:

Deb I'd be hot over that, too. I think it's worth a shot to call the place... good luck. Love the flat/scratchy pillow punishment. :devil:

[TtownAnne]

I'm dragging too - for some reason I stayed up until 12:30 watching a movie I don't even really much like... :scratch:

[LISA]

Me too. I was dead tired but yet I had to stay up to watch Harry Potter Sorcerers Stone :disbelief I have the dvd which can be watched anytime..like now :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

Well I asked Tony what hotel it was and his answer was "I don't remember call Matt"

So tomorrow I will have to chase it up with his mate that lives down there :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I feel like an idiot ringing up and searching for a pillowcase!

[LISA]

Deb, don't feel like an idiot, it's an expensive case, if it were me I would be threatening dh with a new expensive bedding set to replace the pillowcase and I bet my dh would remember the name of the hotel in a hurry :lol:

[Mandi]

It's supposed to be 95 degrees almost every single day this week. :dead:

I have to work today and it's going to be dead. I'll be bored out of my mind. :rolleyes: At least I have a bunch of good books I can read. :lol:

[redhairedgirl]

How is my son consistantly able to get in my way 90% of the time?

[TtownAnne]

DH is watching a horror movie so disgusting it's making me gag just to listen to it! I'm not even watching!

[Nadine]

Horror movie - yikes!
My DH is watching the final game of the Euroleague cup (basketball) - one of the contestants is his favorite group: Maccabbi Tel Aviv. They won the last 2 years and we are hoping they will win again. When he watches I have to shut up. Can you imagine how hard that is? LOL

[MrsPeacefrog]

:lol2: Lisa!

Well no luck, we rang the place and the housekeepers said they didn't find it. :rolleyes: So looks like he is buying me a new sheet set now!!


So how is this for a string of bad luck!... You just couldn't make this shit up it's so unbelievable!

As you know my parents have headed to Italy ahead of us. My father is doing a 14 day bike tour of Sicily with his friends. So he gets to Rome airport and what is missing.. yep you guessed it.. HIS BIKE! he got so upset and had to line up in the missing baggage queue. They find out the bike is still in Bangkok where they changed planes. And won't be arriving in Rome till the morning after.

So off he goes to collect the van that we will be using when we get there, and they had put in Riley's seat but Jacob's was not there. Unfortunately as this is a lease car, not a hire car, there is nothing that we could do about it. So they are now going to have to go buy a carseat before we get there.

Then there friends flight who they were meeting at Rome airport and driving down to Sicily with was delayed 5 hours so they had to sit around the airport waiting. As they had to wait for his bike they stayed in a hotel near the airport.

They go out to dinner and my mother orders fish and my father pasta, the restuarant accidently makes two fish so my father says he will eat it. And proceeds to get a fishbone stuck in his throat and ends up in hospital to get it removed. When they got it out, it measured over an inch long!

TALK ABOUT UNBELIEVABLE! My poor mother was dying with laughter telling me about it.... of course there wasn't laughter earlier but now that the day is over with all they could do was laugh! hopefully that is the LAST of there bad luck. And I am hoping it doesn't transfer onto us when we leave for our trip :lol:

[Clare]

Yikes! I'm glad that your parents are laughing about it! :lol: I also hope this is the end of the bad luck. It comes in 3's, so the bike, carseat and fish bone should be it!!

[pam]

Oh no Deb! What a crazy trip your parents are having so far! I hope the insanity stops soon :lol:

[LISA]

:eek: Crazy stuff Deb! I hope the bike comes in soon :crossfing:

Someone tell me.. wth am I up at 5 am????? it's going to be a looooooong day :dead:

[MrsPeacefrog]

:lol: I know.. when they rang me last night (after the bike incident but before the fishbone thing) they weren't smiling at all...

But the bike came in this morning and they are on there way to Sicily now! .. They are away for 2 months and it's just crazy all this happened on the first day! :lol2:

Yikes Lisa.. you still haven't got this sleep thing sorted huh :blue:

[Nadine]

:eek: Yikes, Deb! HOW many things can go wrong? I hope they spent all their bad luck and the rest of the trip will go smoothly!

[Bev]

Deb! It's like a comedy movie! :lol: Hopefully the rest of the trip is uneventful! :)

[MrsPeacefrog]

I know... Planes, trains and automobiles came to mind when she was telling me the story! :lol:

[Stacy]

:lol2:


the best line in that movie is "Those aren't pillows!"


:locolaugh

[LISA]

:lol2:


the best line in that movie is "Those aren't pillows!"
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