You put your two cents in and you shake it all about...posting party hokey pokey!

[Nichole]

Happy Monday! Woot! :party3:

Time for a new posting party thread. I kind of like having a new one for the new week, so I hope that's the consensus here. :heee:

Topic du jour: When you raid the vending machine, what do you usually buy? :pig: (kidding about the pig! :lol: )

[Shanna]

When you raid the vending machine, what do you usually buy? :pig: (kidding about the pig! :lol: )

Surrrrre you are :biggrin:

I'm a pretzel fiend :nod:

[Nichole]

I couldn't think of a good smilie for the question, and I'm usually feeling piggy when I raid the machine. Hence the pig. :lol:

I usually go for something salty. Either Ruffles Sour Cream & Cheddar, or if I'm feeling like being "good" I'll get French Onion Sun Chips.

[Shanna]

We dont' have a vending machine here :dunno: Thats just what I usually get :lol: I'm gnoshing on Kashi Mighty Bites cinnamon right now :lol: I *LOVE* it! Looks like cat food, but I think its mighty tasty :lick:

[Nichole]

I sit dangerously close to the vending machine here. I've been trying to get in the habit of bringing something healthy to snack on, but I forgot to today. I was good and got the Sun Chips today, at least. :heee:

I love Mighty Bites! I like the honey better than cinnamon, though. I think they look like little people. :lol:

[Jenn]

Gosh, I can't remember the last time I got something out of a vending machine. If I had a vending machine to raid, I'd probably get m&m's. I like my snack to last as long as possible.

[Karri]

I tend to go for the Twizzlers. They don't make me feel quite so guilty for raiding a vending machine.

[Theresa]

Either a 3 Muskateers bar or peanut M&M's! :lick:

[Shanna]

If Jelly Bellys were in there, I"d get them :lol: I just found the Mighty Bites about a week or two ago. The kids like the Autumn Harvest Organic shredded wheat better, so I leav eit at home and bring the mighty bites to work for munching :lol: It's Mighty Bites and carrots this afternoon :lol:

[Nichole]

Mmm, the Autumn Harvest is my fav! :lick:

[Shanna]

It's my fav too, but hey, if my kids will eat it and its healthy, I'll leave it for them.

[Karri]

Norah loves Mighty Bites! She prefers the honey to the cinnamon, as well :nod: (Elliott is more of a Shredded Spoonful fan, while Aidan goes for the classic Cheerio or Purely O). I lOVE me some Autumn Harvest :lick: or Cinna-Raisin crunch :lick:

[Shanna]

The girls eat it okay, but Jacob is like, "Um, no. " I'll have to try the honey and see if they like it better :lol:

[Lyoshka]

Karri, what the heck do YOU have to feel guilty about for raiding the vending machine? Loopy skinny butt :screwy: :lol:

me....m&ms or snickers....

[Theresa]

Karri, what the heck do YOU have to feel guilty about for raiding the vending machine? Loopy skinny butt :screwy: :lol:

:spit:

[LISA]

Very very rarely do I raid a vending machine..only if I'm stuck at a hospital where there is no variety store..I digress.. I'll get a bag of chips :)

I feel so old..just went through some more stuff to donate and I just gave away all my cassettes..felt like I was going through 8 tracks :lol:

[Jenn]

me....m&ms or snickers....

mmmmm snickers. those are my weakness but for some reason they hurt my teeth.

[Shel]

Usually sugar free gum. Isn't that hokey? If I'm doing it because I'm hungry, I usually try and find a Nutri Grain bar or something, or Sun Chips

[Karri]

Karri, what the heck do YOU have to feel guilty about for raiding the vending machine? Loopy skinny butt :screwy: :lol:

:tongue2: usually i raid a vending machine when i am not even hungry. i do it just b/c its there. not a good habit.

[Nichole]

Good thing you don't have a vending machine at home, eh? :lol:

I often raid it when I hit my afternoon semi-hungry/semi-bored slump. And I usually feel worse after doing so. :dead:

[Karri]

that is why i try not to buy junk. cause if its there, damn straight i will eat it. like the ice cream calling my name in the freezer (can you hear it? i can! :nod: )

[pam]

I feel so old..just went through some more stuff to donate and I just gave away all my cassettes..felt like I was going through 8 tracks :lol:

I did that when we were clearing out space last year for the baby. So funny! I found cassettes from high school :lol:

Nichole ~ I've never been to Las Olas. I've always seen a crowd outside, though. Now I'm totally craving Ki's Butternut Squash Enchilada!

[Nichole]

Karri! come eat me! I'm creamy and delicious! [/call of the ice cream] :lol:

That's why I don't buy junk, too. And then Brendon complains that we never have ice cream. Ok buddy, your choice: chubby thighs on your wife or no ice cream in the freezer. :lol:

[Nichole]

Ooh, Pam! I haven't had those! :lick: I haven't eaten at Ki's in ages, either. We're just never over there any more. :tear:

[TtownAnne]

We're trying to cut back on the crap here too, due to James' most recent cholesterol report. Not good, to say the least. Although deep down it rankles me that the rest of us have to suffer because he can't restrain himself from eating an entire pint of ice cream in one sitting or whatever. Yeah, that's fair, *I* have to go without because I can manage to eat just a cone or a few spoonfuls of the really rich stuff.

Just got back from another eye doctor follow up - thankfully I can stop the antibiotics at the end of this week, and hopefully be back to contacts in two weeks (once they make sure mine still fit properly, he said sometimes if your eye changes and you are wearing "too tight" contacts it can cause these ulcers)!

[pam]

As for the vending machine, I usually go for the plain Sun Chips or a bag of cookies.

I, too, hear the call of the ice cream. I finally told my DH that he could turn off the autopilot & stop buying my favorite ice cream. It hurt me far more than him but it had to be done.

[Mandi]

I almost always go for something salty from the vending machine. Sun Chips (any flavor) are a favorite of mine too. :nod:

Of course, after something salty I always want something sweet. :shuffle: We fund our office petty cash with the sale of See's candy bars... you see where this is going, right? :lol:

[AmyP]

Hi all! I generally go for salty when I get to a vending machine. Depends on my mood, though.

My parents should be here in about 15-20 minutes to watch Sarah while I go to ballet. It should be nice to see them. Thankfully since they've been doing this nearly every Monday night since February, I should be able to just put our Sarah's dinner for them to feed her and move on.

Sarah's crying. Gotta go!

[Bev]

Vending machine?? What's that? :scratch: The only time I see a vending machine is if I'm staying at a hotel. Then Patrick usually buys himself and Mason some pop and a chocolate bar and me nothing. Niiiice. :rolleyes: I would likely pick a chocolate bar of some sort. Those little bags of chips are usually crumbs.

I am assuming Mighty Bites is some kind of cereal?

I rarely buy junk food for myself although I have been known to do so and leave it sit there for weeks. :blush1: I go through fits and starts where I want either chocolate or chips or ice cream.

Patrick is unable to eat a small portion of junk food. He must eat the entire bag or half at least! And I bought the low-fat Oreos and before he even tasted them he said they were crappy! Mason liked them. I never tried them. Patrick sees a low-fat label and decides he doesn't like the contents before he even tries them. It pisses me off.

[LISA]

I did that when we were clearing out space last year for the baby. So funny! I found cassettes from high school :lol:


Oh ya, I found plenty of home mixed cassettes too :lol: those I tossed in the trash :lol:

[Nichole]

Bev yes, Mighty Bites is a cereal. It's yummy and healthy and made by Kashi.

As for the lowfat Oreos, I prefer them to the regular. They're not as greasy, IMO. Why not just take them out of the package and put them in a cookie jar? I bet Patrick would be none the wiser. :awink:

Cassettes? I just found an old box of them at my house a few months ago. For some silly reason, Brendon won't let me get rid of them. Then again, he had an 8 track collection in college (10 years ago). :screwy: :lol:

[Clare]

Vending machines - I don't use them. If I'm looking for a snack I go for chocolate though. We still have plenty of Easter eggs and I'm doing my fair share of work towards getting rid of them :shuffle:

I have a huge box of old cassettes that haven't been looked at or played for at least a decade (more for most of them) but I refuse to get rid of them. Too many memories :shuffle:

Alex inhales junk food :rolleyes: Harry and I baked blueberries muffins yesterday. The kids ate a few in the afternoon. Alex came home and gobbled the rest! Poor Sam was napping so missed out. He came out asking for "cake" just as Alex was eating the last one. Did he stop eating and leave some for his starving child? No, he finished it himself :rolleyes:

[Stacey]

We have the Mighty Bites too. We get cinnamon though. I'll try the honey next. I'll have to try the Autumn Harvest stuff too.

Do any of you have a favorite (healthy) granola that you buy? I love granola in my yogurt, but I recently discovered that the one I was buying had HFCS.

This thread's title makes me think of a t-shirt I saw once. It said, "What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?" I don't know why, but I think it's funny.

[Stacey]

We still have plenty of Easter eggs and I'm doing my fair share of work towards getting rid of them :shuffle:
Me too. Those are what have been calling my name recently.

[Stacy]

Double Delight Oreo Peanut Butter 'n chocolate creme cookies are freaking yummy!!!


:bolt:

[TtownAnne]

Hmmmm, what does it say that I've never even HEARD of any of these healthy cereals? :scratch:

[Karri]

Do any of you have a favorite (healthy) granola that you buy? I love granola in my yogurt, but I recently discovered that the one I was buying had HFCS.

:nod: I loooooove granola in my yogurt :lick: with some banana and apple wedges :lick: Its lunch!

Anyway.....Bear Naked. I love it. They have several flavors. The 2 I buy are Apple Cinnamon (or something like that) and Fruit & Nut. Delish. They are all natural, vegetarian, HCFS free.

[Nichole]

That you need to slam your fist down on the counter at your local grocery store and demand they carry the good stuff in the cereal aisle, Anne! :fado: :lol:

Stacey, I've seen that saying before. :lol: (I'll admit I was tempted to change the title because it feels clunky to me, but now I guess we're stuck with it. :lol: )

Clare, Brendon does the same thing with food. It drives me crazy that he can just inhale food without giving a thought to saving some for the kids. :complain:

[TtownAnne]

:secret: To me, the good stuff is Cocoa Puffs! :blush:

James does that too - and yet wonders why his cholesterol is berserk. I can buy a box of six cupcakes, he'll eat FIVE and then wonder why Caroline is pissy to him. Heck, at this point even SHE knows what he's doing! :doh:

That you need to slam your fist down on the counter at your local grocery store and demand they carry the good stuff in the cereal aisle, Anne! :fado: :lol:
Clare, Brendon does the same thing with food. It drives me crazy that he can just inhale food without giving a thought to saving some for the kids. :complain:

[Nichole]

Ugh! Why do they do that?! Is there a clue gene missing there or something? :lol:

Yeah, Cocoa Puffs are good, but they're a 'sometimes' food. :lol:

[Bridget]

I've been eating Kashi puffed 5-grain cereal. :lick: A marked improvement over my former marshmallow mateys. :blush:

Man, my son can SCREAM when he wants to. What a grumpy bump tonight.

Stacey - my favorite t-shirt is "Runs with Scissors". :lol:

[Karri]

Not a fan of Cocoa Puffs here. I like Fruity Pebbles. That is about the only "treat" cereal I like. But I haven't had any in the house since I was PG w/ the twins b/c I am afraid Aidan will ask for some :lol:

Add Chris to the list of people who cannot control his stomach. Seriously....he will not even savour a food. If something is delicious, I like to take small bites and take my time and that drives him insane. He will just shovel it in and not enjoy it.
One night recently, he ate 3/4 of a box of those Annie's BBQ Cheddar Bunnies, and then declared, "but they're healthy!" um, no. healthier than ice cream, yes. carrots are healthy. but nice try :rolleyes:

[Nichole]

Bridget, every time I see your profile line I sing "Soy un perdedor!" in my head. :lol:

I love the original Kashi puffed grains. :lick: It doesn't keep you full very long though, since it's like 90% air. :lol:

[Nichole]

My favorite "treat" cereal is Lucky Charms. I devoured that crap in college when I had unlimited access to it. Cap'n Crunch is pretty good too, but it tears the shit out of the roof of your mouth. No bueno.

[Bridget]

Annies.
BBQ.
Cheddar...

...Bunnies????????????


:lol:

[Bridget]

My favorite "treat" cereal is Lucky Charms.
That's what Marshmallow Mateys are. Except the Malt-o-Meal brand. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad for you.

[Michele]

I love Reeces Puffs...I could so go for some of those right now. I never buy them though b/c I would probably eat the whole box in one sitting...

Sometimes I get the PB puffins as a substitute, but they aren't quite the same thing. :lol:

[Karri]

I love the original Kashi puffed grains. :lick: It doesn't keep you full very long though, since it's like 90% air. :lol:

That was how I felt about Super Sugar Crisp (with Sugar Bear) and Sugar Smacks (with Dig 'Em), which I :heart: in college.

Nichole...I agree about Cap'n Crunch. I wish they made it so it didn't hurt so much. But I guess that is ok. Keeps me from eating it.

Bridget....whas the joke about the bunnies?

[Karri]

I love Reeces Puffs...I could so go for some of those right now. I never buy them though b/c I would probably eat the whole box in one sitting...

Sometimes I get the PB puffins as a substitute, but they aren't quite the same thing. :lol:

I've never had Reeces or the PB Puffins, but Envirokids Peanut Butter Panda Puffs are pretty darn good :nod:

[TtownAnne]

My new favorite junk cereal is the chocolate Lucky Charms. So yummy!

DH is pissing me off so seriously right now. He's been beating the drum about how we have to complete our Parent Volunteer hours at school so we don't have to pay at the end of the year. Now that we've scheduled a visit to his parents, and one of the Parent Volunteer commitments interferes with when HE wants to leave, then "too bad, call and tell them you can't come."

[Karri]

Tell him to bite you.

[Bridget]

One night recently, he ate 3/4 of a box of those Annie's BBQ Cheddar Bunnies,

Karri, I was trying to ask in my dorkass way what the heck BBQ Cheddar Bunnies are. I just thing BBQ Bunnies seems funny. :lol:

[Karri]

Karri, I was trying to ask in my dorkass way what the heck BBQ Cheddar Bunnies are. I just thing BBQ Bunnies seems funny. :lol:

ahhhh. i'm just sloooow. :lol:

Yanno goldfish? Well, cheddar bunnies are an organic version of those. The BBQ Cheddar ones are fucking YUMMY!
http://www.annies.com/images/BBQBunnies.gif

[Bridget]

I wonder how I've not seen these at Whole Foods... :scratch: ahhhh. i'm just sloooow. :lol:

Yanno goldfish? Well, cheddar bunnies are an organic version of those. The BBQ Cheddar ones are fucking YUMMY!
http://www.annies.com/images/BBQBunnies.gif

[TtownAnne]

I did, with a bit more yelling thrown in for good measure about his grand pronouncements and how everything is supposed to conform to what/when/how he wants. And I even mentioned that despite all his flinging and flailing about having to complete the hours and he didn't want to have to pay, he hasn't actually DONE anything to help complete said hours. It's not nice around here tonight.

Tell him to bite you.

[Nichole]

:lol: at Chris thinking the bunnies were healthy.

Ugh, Anne! :angrywife

And now for my monster UGH! Jackson just pooped in his underwear freaking AGAIN! :fado: :wtf: He was going fine in the toilet and then suddenly he's back to hiding and crapping his pants for the past week. :banghead:

[Alyssa]

Ugh, Anne. :rolleyes:

And ugh, Nichole. :sad: Setbacks are so frustrating. Aidan hasn't had poop accidents, but he goes through periods of pee accidents still. :complain:

----

So anyway, :wavey: all. Not going to be around much b/c of both parts of my siggie. :crazy: But I'm sure I'll steal away a few moments here and there. :awink:

[Alyssa]

Oh, and I don't like sugar cereal. :dunno: Unless Life counts?

[Lyoshka]

I come here.... we talk straight vending machines....I leave for a few hours, I come back, we are now into healthy cereals and poop....niiiiiice :lol: Alrighty then...cereals are a good evolved subject...let's see... I go through cereal stages..kwim? I can eat cereal 4 times a day and am completely fascinated with it, and then I'll drop it for 3 months. Currently I like the Total cereal with yogurt on some of the flakes...whatever it's called. Kashi-the crunchy kind, is always good...Pops is bad for you, but I love it anyhow.......

[Nichole]

Sorry for bringing the poop to the party. :shuffle: Frustration talking. :heee: I'll try to corral it in the Ages & Stages from now on. :lol:

Life is pretty sugary, Alyssa. :nod:

[Alyssa]

Life is pretty sugary, Alyssa. :nod:Then sign me up for that! I guess I was thinking more about Frosted Flakes, Cocoa Puffs and the like. I have no idea why I don't like them. But I love me some cinnamon Life and will surely be eating much of it for dinner while Joe's gone. :blush:

[Nichole]

I think anything where you can see the big fat sugar crystals counts as sugar cereal. :lol: I like Cinnamon Life, too. :nod:

[Alyssa]

I think anything where you can see the big fat sugar crystals counts as sugar cereal. :lol: I like Cinnamon Life, too. :nod:Hmmm...clearly I haven't stared at it that much! :crazy: Never noticed that. Must have been too busy shoveling it in my mouth.

[Lyoshka]

Sorry for bringing the poop to the party. :shuffle: Frustration talking. :heee: I'll try to corral it in the Ages & Stages from now on. :lol:

Dude! Don't be silly! I was laughing at how easily our candy talk morphs into Mom-poop talk..is all...:locolaugh Plus, I can completely chime into any poop (and fart) conversation, being how i have Nikita. (and...ahem... he is his daddy's son...)...

[Clare]

I'm not a fan of sugary cereals. Actually, I don't think I've ever had any.:scratch: Oh what are those honey cornflakes called, I used to like them. I stick with porridge (oatmeal) or sultana and wheat bran.

Alex would be the first one voted off Survivor b/c he'd scoff all the food! I told him last night that if there's ever a famine, I'm sure he'll outlive us all b/c there'd be no way he'd sacrafice his food for his kids :rolleyes:

I'm enjoying my first child-free day in 3 weeks :woo: Just treated myself to a movie. Saw American Dreamz and loved it. Love me a bit of Hugh Grant :brow: particularly when he's playing the bad guy. I nearly peed my pants laughing at one scene which was a bit embarassing seeming as I was by myself :blush: :lol: And I got to grocery shop alone :woo: I never realised something like that could make me so happy :lol:

Now I have to go vacuum before I pick the kids up from school.

[Theresa]

I'm on a Berry Burst Cheerios kick right now. I love the one with strawberries and bananas. :lick:

[LISA]

I don't normally eat anything but sugar cereal, Nesquik, Lucky Charms but my new love is Post Blueberry Almond Crunch :lick: soooo many blueberries! I'm dying for the Cheerio yogurt flavour one to make it over here too, I've heard that's yummy as well :)

Why? Why? Why? do I have to yell every single morning at these kids to get them moving??? Oh and then I hear "mommy, you hurt my feelings" :tearhair:

[Cami]

I like with Frosted Flakes or Banana Nut Crunch.

DH read the cereal labels the other day and found out that the sugar cereals have all the same vitamins (underneath the sugar and processing) so now he's planning to eat Coco Pops every day.

Anne~ Great how he realizes it's May all of a sudden and the hours need to get done! :shuffle:

[Nadine]

:( We are having a tough time with DH's work issues ... Any clue on how to deal with depression?

[Karri]

I love Cinnamon Life too :lick: I bought it a few months ago and Chris gave it to the kids when I was sleeping and apparently, they loved it too. So I don't buy it anymore :lol:

Nichole-- I am sorry about the poop issues. How frustrating.

Good for you, Clare! I hope you feel refreshed!

[sheila]

I love Cinnamon Life! I started letting the girls have it when I realixed it has less sugar than Kashi Go Lean Crunch. :dunno: Who would have guessed?

[Nichole]

That sounds like an awesome day, Clare!

Really, Sheila? I don't buy the Go Lean Crunch anymore because it makes me um, gaseous. :lol:

[Trish]

:lick: Cocoa Puffs! Chad and I buy the no brand sugary cereal for ourselves and only let the boys have it once in a blue moon :blush1:

Nichole - I feel your pain w/the poop issues :( I hope they get better. :crossfing

[TtownAnne]

Was yesterday poop issue day, or what? Even Caroline, who has been trained for nearly two years now, pooped TWICE! The first time was at a scrapbook store because "I didn't think they had a potty in here." WELL ASK ME! :doh:

Man, I stocked up at BJ's this morning. Drinks, juice, pasta, cereal (sugary! :lol: ) a HUGE container of blueberries, green beans. I think my car was tipping backwards from the weight of everything in the trunk.

[sheila]

Maggie had her poop issue on Saturday. Big ole accident in costco, and they don't sell kids underwear, either. So she went commando to the mall where we secretly picked up a new pair and put them on in the dressing room. (I had to clench my teeth because with the whole not washing them first thing, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do)

[Barb]

Mmmm... Cinnamon Life is good!

I'm really late here, but to answer the original question: I always go for something sweet from the vending machine. Usually M&M's or Twix. If I am in the mood for chips, then it's Doritos. That makes me sound like a junk food junkie. I don't raid the vending machine very often.

[Shanna]

Jacob's poop issues are getting worse :mope: At least it isn't a regression, though :lol:

Gotta backtrack from all the stuff last night.

* I have *TONS* of cassettes that I just can't make myself get rid of

* Marshmallow Mateys is my favorite sugary cereal

* Kashi Autumn Harvest is the best :aok:

* Jacob went Commando the other day at my office because he filled his britches not long after we got here :rolleyes:

[TtownAnne]

Caroline went commando at the scrapbook store and couldn't stop laughing! :lol2: She'd sneak up and stand next to me and say "My butt is NAKED!" and start giggling.



Maggie had her poop issue on Saturday. Big ole accident in costco, and they don't sell kids underwear, either. So she went commando to the mall where we secretly picked up a new pair and put them on in the dressing room. (I had to clench my teeth because with the whole not washing them first thing, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do)

[Shanna]

Yesterday when I got to daycare to pick jacob up, he was in the bathroom going potty. I got him in the car and he says, "I didn't wipe my butt!" :scratch: I said, "You didn't wipe your butt?" He said, "No, I not wipe my butt today." So, I said, "What, do you only wipe your butt on certain days?" he looks at me really seriously and says, "Yeah, only Tuesdays and Fridays!" :spit:

[Nichole]

:lol: at Jacob! Today is a wipe day! :woo: :lol:

Yuck, major poop issues abound everywhere. :dead: I'm scared to hear that kids who've been trained a while are still pulling that crap. (pun intended :lol2: )

[Shanna]

:lol: at Jacob! Today is a wipe day! :woo: :lol:

Yuck, major poop issues abound everywhere. :dead: I'm scared to hear that kids who've been trained a while are still pulling that crap. (pun intended :lol2: )


Yeah. Heh. . . lucky for me!! :lol2: We have a soccer game tonight (barring another rainout), so hopefully he'll wipe before that :lol2:


I feel better knowing that regressions happen, though. At least my kid isn't the only one doing it :blush1:

[Barb]

Liam went through a phase a couple months back where he pooped in his undies everyday for almost a week. Then he stopped. Hopefully it's the same for your kiddoes.

[Nichole]

I hope so too, Barb! :crossfing

[Barb]

They'll eventually stop... someday. Don't know any adults who do that. (Okay, maybe some very old people. But you know what I mean. :lol: )

[Bridget]

What a shitty thread.

[Nichole]

:lol:

You know your yard looks like a craphole when the guy coming to put new gutters up asks if you just moved in. :blush1:

[Bridget]

:spitwater

You know your yard looks like a craphole when the guy coming to put new gutters up asks if you just moved in. :blush1:

I got up this morning to discover my husband got up at about 12:30 and stayed awake until 4:30 tidying up the main part of the house which if I do say so, was a royal freaking mess. We were so busy this weekend we just let it go. HE CLEANED UP THE WHOLE THING!!!!

[Nichole]

Wow! Nice job, Kai! :clap:

(in our defense, our yard is a mess because we've got about 10 projects going at once. But still... :blush1: )

[Bev]

Can Kai come over here? :lol:

I don't have too many sugary cereals here. Just Froot Loops which Mason hardly ever eats and usually with no milk. We did have Cap'n Crunch recently though.

Thankfully we haven't had any poop issues here!

Yesterday at bedtime Mason was wiggling his toes and said, "Look Mommy! My toes are dancing!" :love3:

[Stacy]

I had Lucky Charms for breakfast.

I love Mini Wheats too. There are so many flavours to choose from now, original, brown sugar, maple and vanilla. :lick:

Nadine - I hope the job and depression issues improve.

It's Password. It's Super Password.

[TtownAnne]

Ooooh, I love Mini Wheats too! :dude: The strawberry delight ones are awesome. Mini Wheats were my saving grace during morning sickness - enough bulk to settle your stomach, but just enough sugar to keep your mouth entertained. :nod:

Ah, listen to the silence. Caroline is down for a nap after wearing herself out at the park where we had a picnic with our friends. I need to go organize my scrap stuff, the dining room looks like a scrapbook store threw up in there...

[Nichole]

I like shredded wheat and miniwheats are ok, but the Autumn Harvest are better. I think the maple miniwheats are grody, but I'm not a big fan of maple flavor.

So, does pinkeye start with a pink eye or do crusties come first? :scan: :errr:

[Stacy]

Chicken? Egg? :dunno:

[Nichole]

Jackson's got green ooze and Gav woke up with a crusty eye. I'm thinking a call to the ped is in order. I know that pinkeye was making the rounds at DC a couple of weeks ago. :dead:

[Stacy]

Yuck!

[Bridget]

Nichole I think the crusties come first.

We're not huge cereal eaters at our house. I keep Cheerios, Kashi puffs, and Kai likes Corn Pops, which he eats about once every two months. Marshmallow Mateys may still be in the house, but I don't think so since I tried to stop buying them earlier this year.

[Bev]

Lots of manky crust to pick, eh Nichole? :lol: Seriously I'm sorry the kids have pinkeye. :(

I just got a free Swiffer Carpet Flick in the mail. Of course I was :mad: because the guy rings the doorbell and then bangs on the door before the last chime faded from sound and Graham is sleeping so....

Anyway I belong to a Home Made Simple website and they sent it too me for Mother's Day. I'd better get something nicer from Patrick! :lol:

I wonder how it works on cat hair. And if it would work on my kitchen floor even though it's not carpet.

:aok: for free stuff!

[Nichole]

Yes Bev, but I'm skeeved by the fact that it's greenish. :errr: :lol:

Thanks, Bridget. I was afraid of that. :dead:

Cool on the free swiffer! :aok:

[Michele]

Jackson had green goop coming out of his eyes a couple weeks ago. It wasn't pink eye, it was a secondary infection from his pneumonia/ear infection/sinus infection...it was like green nose boogers coming out of his eyes. Nasty shit! Anyway, he was already on antibiotics so they didn't do anything about it, and it cleared up a couple days later. His eye never got red or anything....

I am so craving sugar cereal at the moment! I think once he wakes up from his nap we may go to the grocery store...I have a couple other things I could get as well. Hmmmmm....

[Bridget]

All this talk of sweets brings me back to the vending machine question which I never answered. I don't do vending machines very often because when I do the things I want to eat rhyme with:

Ho Ho's of horror
Twinkies of torment
Dunkin Stix of death

Yummy but you shave a year off your life with every bite.


Nichole, I hope it's not pink eye. My kids have had that with sinus infections several times.

[Nichole]

Interesting, Michele. Now I'm wondering if Jackson's is something like that, because he's had a cold and is still really stuffy and snotty. I just called the ped's office, and he's off on Tuesdays so I went ahead and made an appointment for both of them for tomorrow morning. I'd rather have it checked and get the antibiotics going as soon as possible so they don't have to stay home from daycare on Friday. (I'm assuming they don't let kids with pinkeye come in. :dunno: )

[sheila]

Yikes, Nichole. Sorry the boys might have the eye. And daycares usually frown on that being brought into their places.

Maggie has been singing "There's a song in my tummy and it wants to come out" for about 30 minutes. Nonstop. Not the whole song, just that single effen line. :errr:

oh, sidenote: I found Effen Black Cherry Vodka at my liquor store. :banana:

[Nichole]

Yeah, I wouldn't want some other kid bringing PE to daycare for my kids to catch (even though it appears they did :\), so I can understand that I wouldn't be able to bring mine in. I'm just hoping we can get them some drops and get clearance for them to go in by Friday. Thankfully, they go to my mom's tomorrow.

Mmm, effen black cherry sounds good. And it sounds like you're going to need it after listening to Maggie's effen serenade. :lol:

[Stacy]

:locolaugh Nice song!

I haven't looked for black cherry vodka at the liquor store. :scratch:

[MrsPeacefrog]

:wavey: Hi everyone. I haven't even left for overseas yet and I am already missing my OUAL time. I am so flippin busy getting all my business stuff organised for while I am gone that I haven't been able to log on here. :blue: I was up till after midnight last night wrapping a gazillion scales and I still have another gazillion to go :rolleyes: OY my back!

And this morning I am off to the hospital to get the surgeons to look at Jacobs toe.. hopefully when I get back I will be able to stick around and do a proper visit.

How the hell am I going to handle 5 weeks away from this place :mope:

Sorry about the PE Nichole, that just sucks. My kids have gotten it from daycare before as well, makes me so angry when parents don't keep there kids home when they are sick!

[Clare]

Deb :hug99: Don't you have a birthday party this weekend too? Talk about busy!

Well the banana shortage is certainly kicking in (most of our banana crops were wiped out in a recent cyclone). Guess how much I paid for 5 bananas yesterday? $10.87! :faint: I'm going to savour every bite of those bastards!!

[Nichole]

:eek::faint: Clare! We'd be in serious trouble with my monkey child here!

Deb, I hope the surgeon visit went well. Wow, you are one busy mama! :woa:

[Bridget]

OMG I don't know what I'd do if bananas went that high. Buy them anyway I guess... bananas are a must have item. :lol: Sucks they are so expensive for you.

Why do scary movie ads have to be so scary? :errr:

[pam]

OMG Clare! I can't imagine bananas being so expensive! I hope they'e really good.

[Michele]

That is crazy about the bananas! We'd go broke if they got to be that much here, Jackson eats 5 bananas in 2 days or so....

I know what you mean Bridget about the scary movie commercials. There is a really scary one on a lot lately (I can't remember the name of the movie) but I get so creeped out when I see it. It was especially scary this weekend when I was home alone!

[TtownAnne]

Bridget, DH borrowed "Hostel" from his friend at work - it was so awful I was gagging just listening to it! :dead:

[Clare]

OMG I don't know what I'd do if bananas went that high. Buy them anyway I guess... bananas are a must have item.

Exactly :nod: I was listening to everyone else milling about the fruit and veg department complaining about the price and boycotting the bananas but my thoughts were the same as yours - bananas = must have :nod:

[Bridget]

I know what you mean Bridget about the scary movie commercials. There is a really scary one on a lot lately (I can't remember the name of the movie) but I get so creeped out when I see it. It was especially scary this weekend when I was home alone!

Betcha we're talking about the same one! Caleb was in the room and I almost flipped out trying to grab for the remote before he saw it. Bad mommy. Bad, bad, bad.

Caleb is now insistent on trying to "open" his own bananas thanks to my FIL showing him that this weekend. :rolleyes: I peeled his banana and handed it to him in the car on the way home and he got so mad he flung it across the car. Don't I do a great job with my kids! :woo: Go me! :banana:

[Theresa]

Ian loves his bananas, but no way would I pay $10 for them! :eek: He would just have to settle for grapes at that point! :lol:

[Bev]

Yikes Clare! I bet I could buy a bunch of green ones (49 cents/pound) and Fed ex them overnight for cheaper than that!!!

Bridget, it's totally a phase. They want the peel all off one day and the next (without telling you, of course) they want the peel on so they can peel it themselves. Hand them a naked banana and watch the fireworks! Then it switches back and you give them the banana to peel and the waterworks start because they want a naked banana! :rolleyes:

SO! Patrick left this morning about an hour ago to go to Phoneix for his big golf trip. He is afraid of airplanes. First thing he tells me when I wake up: There was a big plane crash in Armenia and everyone is dead. He is freaking out! :lol: I guess that's not funny but... I tried to tell him that if there was already a crash it's unlikely his plane will crash but that didn't help. :lol:

[MrsPeacefrog]

:wavey: well so much for getting on here :rolleyes: it's now 10:30pm and I am jumping on for a quick break from wrapping my scales. I have wrapped 70 so far, and I have another 60 odd to go. I am only selling half my normal quantity while I am gone .. THANKFULLY or else I would be wrapping for the next century.

Yes Clare I have Aiden's 4th birthday party this Sunday... but being it's at the Wiggly Play Centre I don't have to do anything but turn up! :ura1: best money I have ever spent :nod:

I also have to go into work tomorrow (my fathers business) and do the payroll and get the accounts sorted and impliment the procedures I am going to do while I am away.. BOY am I going to earn this holiday!!

I feel so out of the loop :lol: I haven't see any other threads.. i am going crazy!.. hopefully tomorrow night I will have some time to have a browse around

[Karri]

OMG Clare. Savour those bastards :lol: We'd have to suck it up and buy a few, as well. Certainly not the quantity we currently buy, but I think they'd die w/o their monkey sticks. :nod:

:woo: Sheila! I am glad it made it down by y'all :nod: Its about time someone else shared in the yumminess

[redhairedgirl]

:woa: Ya know, I'd rather pay $10 for bananas because they are healthy than $10 for crap.

I'm debating - do I want to hang out with my Brother on Saturday evening or do I want to go out with his girlfriend and her cousins to celebrate one of their birthdays? They are going to a male strip club and mexican restaurant. :lol:

[Karri]

We won a portrait package at this local studio when we were at a charity ball, so today, I am taking Aid to get his 4 year photo done. I am a tad nervous, because he's been doing this cheesy smile when I ask him to smile for the camera. But whatevah. And I am sure they are going to be irked with me when they find out I am only using my $155 credit, which will only cover the sitting fee and 1 8x10 photo.

[Trish]

Good luck w/the pics Karri. So what if they are pissed - it's your free gift to use as you chose :nod:

Dang, that is pricey for bananas! :woa: we'd be in trouble, too.

Mandy - I vote for going out w/his girlfriend :nod: I'm not a fan of strippers, but :lick: Mexican!

Deb - Hope things slow down, so you can get caught up on here. I hate getting behind in all the threads here :lol:

[Shanna]

My kids (well, the twins at least) just gnaw through the banana peel if they can't get it open :blush1: I can't tell you how many times I've gotten to daycare and they've handed me 1/2 of a banana. And thats including peel :dead:

[Nichole]

Gavin tries to eat through the peel sometimes, too. Gross. :dead: Those things are bitter; you'd think it would deter them!

I'm just biding my time here until I have to go pick up the boys to see the ped. Their eyes are less crusty this morning, but I'm taking them in anyway. Better safe than sorry and all that jazz.

[Shanna]

Yup :nod: Jacob is *FINALLY* being seen today by the ENT doctor (after a week of bleeding out of his ear :tantrum: ) so hopefully we'll figure out the next step. His appointment is at 2:00 (noon, your time :lol: )

[Barb]

Nichole and Shanna - I hope everything is okay with your kiddoes.

[Nichole]

Yikes! Ear bleeding does not sound good at all. :errr: I hope he's ok!

Thanks, Barb. :)

[Shanna]

Thanks, Barb :)

Yeah, I called the pedi last week when it started and she saw us that day. There was just so much blood in his ear, she couldn't tell what was going on, so she set us up with ENT. SHe doesn't think its his brain leaking out of his ear or anything, though :lol: I'm just concerned for his hearing, y'know? I'd hate for him to go deaf or something (not just the "selective hearing" type of deaf :lol: )

[Alysia]

the sickies are still going around, huh?

sorry ladies! Hope everyone is well soon!

I am off to Phoenix for a girls weekend in the morning!

[Alyssa]

Sorry to hear about all the sickies.

Alysia - let me know if you go anyplace great in Phoenix. We're going as a family at the end of the the month, but I am also hopeful we might have a babysitter one night to go out someplace fun. :)

[Alysia]

Alyssa~ If I can think of a place, I will let you know! I do know of a really great Italian Restaurant if you're interested in the name. They have a patio that is all decorated up to look like.. I guess a street scene... (There is laundry hanging out etc.) Anyways, the food is great and the ambiance is nice!

(I lived in Phoenix for about a year and a half.)

[Bev]

Nichole and Shanna I hope the boys are all okay.

Alysia, are you hooking up with my husband there? :angrywife

[Alysia]

:lol: Is he going to Phoenix this weekend too?! He can meet me at the Marquee Theatre tomorrow night! :lol:

[Nichole]

Well, I'm back from the ped visit, and....pinkeye it is. :dead: Gav made sure to really make his eye extra goopy for the doctor. :lol: We got scrips for antibiotic eyedrops, so hopefully it will clear up quickly without getting to Brendon's or my eyes. :crossfing

[TtownAnne]

Ugh, Nichole! A caseload of Clorox wipes for you to disinfect everything... :errr: Hope everyone is feeling better soon.

It's been gardening city here today; I just want to get it finished! Anyone have any suggestions of something colorful but hearty that I wouldn't have to fool with too much?

[Nichole]

Marigolds? Are they hardy? :dunno: I only know what grows out here, and just barely, so I'm no help. Sorry! Ask Sandy, she's the gardening goddess.

Thanks for the well wishes! Thankfully, it doesn't seem to be bothering them, so that's good. I do have the itch to go home and disinfect every surface, though. I'll haul out the big vat of Purell, too. :errr:

[Karri]

Anne - you looking for annuals or perennials?

[TtownAnne]

Perennials. I don't want to have to do loads of replanting every year! Preferably full sun or part sun.

[Karri]

In the past, I've found the following to be very hearty and low maintainance and good in full sun (which is all we freakin' have!)
shasta daisy
balloon flower
purple coneflower
black eyed-susan
russian sage
sedum (pretty in fall, but a bitch b/c the honey bees love it)
coreopsis

[Nichole]

Just get some pink flamingo lawn ornaments and be done with it. :lol:

[TtownAnne]

:lol: Well, they certainly are lower maintenance! :) I guess it's too much to ask to have nice looking gardens without killing myself over it. I had a bunch of azaleas on the side of the house, but two died, so I have to pull those out. I have a bunch of hostas going gangbusters, but well, those are boring and uncolorful. :scan: Black eyed susans are a good idea; I will have to investigate the others when I manage to finish weeding and make it to Home Depot or someplace!

We were going to go for a bike ride, but Caroline cut up the back of her ankle when the gate slammed into her, so she's busy limping around like Camille and making demands. "Juice, Mommy!" Uh, no way, chicquita.

[Nichole]

What about lavender, Anne? It's a pretty purple, plus it smells so nice. :) (no idea if it's a perennial, though. My green thumb is less green than um, grey. Yeah, a grey thumb. :lol: )

[sheila]

Lavender is perennial. I have it, and I kill just about everything and my lavender survived. It can be fussy about the soil, though. But I think I just stuck it in the ground, and if it grows in GA clay, it should grow anywhere.

darn, that reminds me-- I think I was supposed to do something to it last fall or recently, but I can't remember what that was.

[Shanna]

Jacob's tube is trying to come out of his ear and he formed granulomas (sp?) in his ear and that is what is getting infected adn bleeding. We're on two prescription ear drops, alternating one in the morning, one at night. We'll be doing eardrops until mid-June :rolleyes: When the tube finally comes out, it should make things clear up :dunno: Oh well, at least it isn't something really bad :lol:

[Clare]

That must be a relief Shanna! Hope it clears up soon.

[Alyssa]

Alyssa~ If I can think of a place, I will let you know! I do know of a really great Italian Restaurant if you're interested in the name. They have a patio that is all decorated up to look like.. I guess a street scene... (There is laundry hanging out etc.) Anyways, the food is great and the ambiance is nice!

(I lived in Phoenix for about a year and a half.)Cool - and thanks!

[MrsPeacefrog]

I am glad it's nothing serious Shanna.. but still a royal pain in the ass! :hug99:

[Nadine]

Shanna - sorry about Jacob's ear issues. Yikes- that sounds gross and scary.

Glad to read I am not the only person that can't keep plants alive...

[redhairedgirl]

Sorry to hear about the eye and ear problems, Nichole and Shanna. Those are tough things to deal with. :hug99:

[Stacy]

warning: don't read before or while eating...













Shanna, Dylan's tube came out a few months ago. We had been told that both we already out. :dunno: One morning I looked over and there was this thing sitting on the outside of his ear. It was gross. He had a lot of trouble with that ear.
When he first had his tubes in, well 6 months later, it was oozing and oozing.
Anyway I hope Jacob's ear is better soon.

[Karri]

The whole tube thing skeeves me out :errr: But I am glad its nothing serious!!!!!

[sheila]

Just wanted to mention that I picked up some Mighty Bites at the store the other night because of this thread. Both the cashier and the woman behind me were eyeing the box and then asked if it was new, because they love Kashi and hadn't seen it before. Then we had a whole conversation about the cereal, its sugar content and Kashi love in general. :lol:

We've had the box in the house for just over a day and it is more than half gone already. Is there crack in there? My kids can't get enough!

[TtownAnne]

I might have to look for this stuff myself on Sunday. It's not the Kashi with the old folks on the box, is it? I don't think our store has a huge variety of their different sorts.

[Shanna]

Thanks for the Jacob love, y'all :grouphugg
His other tube fell out well over a year ago and thankfully, I didn't ever see it :lol: This one will come out soon, and I fear I *WILL* see it :dead: Jacob's are bright neon green, so I can see it pretty well when I look in his ear with my otoscope :dunno: It hasn't bothered him, pain wise, so hopefully it will continue that way.

Mighty Bites are WAY addictive :biggrin: I've only got maybe a cup left in the box that is in my credenza right now :blush1:

[Shanna]

I might have to look for this stuff myself on Sunday. It's not the Kashi with the old folks on the box, is it? I don't think our store has a huge variety of their different sorts.

http://www.kashi.com/images/MightyBites_new_main_bottom.gif

[Shanna]

To me, they still look like cat food :lol: At my grocery, all the Kashi/organic/truly healthy stuff is at the end of the aisle all bunched together :nod:

[Nichole]

I'm glad Jacob's ear is nothing serious, Shanna. I think I'd be utterly grossed out to see that kind of stuff coming out of an ear. :lol:

We go through Mighty Bites really quickly here, too. They make a good snack. :)

[Shanna]

I'm glad Jacob's ear is nothing serious, Shanna. I think I'd be utterly grossed out to see that kind of stuff coming out of an ear. :lol:

We go through Mighty Bites really quickly here, too. They make a good snack. :)

Yeah.... it was gross. And coming from a Mommy, "GROSS" means GROSS :lol:


I put the last of the MIghty Bites in my yogurt this morning :blush1: Time for more!! :lol:

[sheila]

Stagg has been calling them the cannibal cereal because the are shaped like little people.

[Nichole]

SERENITY NOW!!!!!!! :banghead:

[Stacy]

Shanna, you have you own otoscope?? Cool :dude: I keep wanting to get one.

[Shanna]

Shanna, you have you own otoscope?? Cool :dude: I keep wanting to get one.

:nod: Yeah, I'm a geek. I have a stethoscope too :blush1:

[Bev]

Shanna how many box tops of Mighty Bites did you send in for your Doctor's Certificate? :lol: Granuloma. MMMM, Mankalicious. I posted a link in the last thread with photos of pyogenic granulomas. :dead:

I hope Jacob and Gavin feel better soon.

[Shanna]

Shanna how many box tops of Mighty Bites did you send in for your Doctor's Certificate? :lol: Granuloma. MMMM, Mankalicious. I posted a link in the last thread with photos of pyogenic granulomas. :dead:

I hope Jacob and Gavin feel better soon.

:lol: Its funny you say that . . . there was some e-mail promotion I found on fatwallet.com a few years ago, I think, that you filled out a survey, watched a 30-minute web video and then they sent you your medical device of choice (otoscope, stethoscope, spyhgomometer, stuff like that) and I chose the stethoscope. The otoscope, I got it from my pharmacist cousin :lol:

pyogenic granuloma - :lick: :dead:

[Stacey]

Stagg has been calling them the cannibal cereal because the are shaped like little people.
There called "man cereal" around these parts (meaning our house). :lol:

[Nichole]

Mmmm, I just had the most delicious grilled veggie and black bean burrito (from Trader Joe's) for lunch! :lick: I think it is the best part of my day so far!

I'm trying not to analyze that fact too much right now, because I'm not sure I want to know what it says about me. :lol:

[Nichole]

Aaaaaaand...the official title of thread killer goes to *drum roll*...

ME! http://yelims3.free.fr/Inclassables/Inclassable38.gif

[Bridget]

Great job Nichole! You killed the thread, you killed the thread! Wait.. you... didn't... kill it... after all... did you???? :lol: I'll throw you some flowers anyway, though.

My house smells like poop. I hate diapers. Plus, I'm going to be up half the night getting ready for the cleaning lady tomorrow. She's doing the "deep clean" and unless I move crap around the dead ladybugs hiding in the corners will STILL be there when I get home! Grr.

[Nichole]

Thanks for the flowers, Bridget. :lol: http://yelims3.free.fr/Inclassables/Inclassable38.gif

You haven't had a poop-smelling house until one of your kids craps in their underwear. I guess diapers mask a lot more smell than I realized. :dead:

[Michele]

Mmmm your burrito sounds yummy! I read that post and decided I was going to Trader Joes tomorrow....what does that say about me?

:lol:

[Clare]

Sam's room smells really poopy at the moment :dead:

Why is it that no matter how diligently I check pockets, a tissue still makes it into the wash half the time? :rolleyes:

I'm such a sap. Love Actually is on tv on Mothers Day and every time an ad comes on for it I stop everything and watch it. How many times have I seen that movie? Enough to not have to watch little snippets ten times a day :lol: I even got teary before when they showed Emma Thompson crying in her room after she opened the Joni Mitchell CD. Love that scene :blue:

[redhairedgirl]

Just wanted to mention that I picked up some Mighty Bites at the store the other night because of this thread. Both the cashier and the woman behind me were eyeing the box and then asked if it was new, because they love Kashi and hadn't seen it before. Then we had a whole conversation about the cereal, its sugar content and Kashi love in general. :lol:

We've had the box in the house for just over a day and it is more than half gone already. Is there crack in there? My kids can't get enough!

Kashi has a new Heart to Heart Cereal now... it's the blueberry crunch one. If you do their survey on the website - you get a coupon for a free box of cereal.

I love Kashi. I don't think I've seen Mighty Bites here though. :(

[Bridget]

I even got teary before when they showed Emma Thompson crying in her room after she opened the Joni Mitchell CD. Love that scene :blue: That's a great scene because it's so heartbreaking.

[Nichole]

I really need to see that movie. I'll have to plan for Netflix to send it for a weekend when Brendon's gone though, because I'm sure he won't want to watch.

[Barb]

For what it's worth, Greg really liked it. It's not that girly. (I've seen it a bazillion times, too. I love it!)

[Nichole]

Really? Maybe I'll make Brendon watch it then. :lol:

[Barb]

I think you should. :)

[Nichole]

Alrighty then! :lol: I'm going to go bump it up in my Netflix queue right now. :bolt:

[Bev]

They don't have the MIghty Bites here, I checked today. I also checked the website but couldn't find the survey and noticed that the one coupon available is only for the US.

I did find some shelled edamame today so I bought some. Now I need to figure out how to cook/eat it. :)

We got quite a few looks at the grocery store today because Mason was wearing his Superman pyjamas with cape and Graham was wearing a short outfit with dinosaur spikes on his hood and down his back. Mason was Superman and Graham was Dinosaur Man, hence the hood being on. :lol:

[Trish]

OK, never heard of Mighty Bites, but y'all have piqued my curiosity, so the next time I go shopping I'm on the hunt for them :lol:

[TtownAnne]

After seeing that picture we DEFINITELY don't have Mighty Bites around here. Oh well, back to Cocoa Puffs for me! :lick:

Love Actually - even James likes it. And knowing his taste in movies (Saw, Hostel, gangsters/mobsters/corrupt cops), that is REALLY saying something.

I'm surviving at the ILs. FIL drives me crazy, so it's a good thing he's out playing golf or I'd have to put my head in the oven. Tonight we're going to have chinese food with James' brother and his wife, then we're going home tomorrow. I cannot WAIT to get back to my own bed - this stupid futon is about as comfortable as a bag of dirt, and with less give.

[pam]

Now I have pink eye! Again.

[Trish]

Now I have pink eye! Again.blame it on, Nichole, Pam :lol:

[Nichole]

I contaminated the board. :lol: That sucks Pam, I'm sorry to hear it. (I've snuck a couple of the boys' antibiotic drops for myself so I don't get it. :shuffle: )

It seems like it's really making the rounds here for some reason. There were signs at both our daycare and the Y child care. My theory is that boys got it at the mall play area last Friday. They were there with Brendon, and I can just about guarantee that he didn't clean their hands after they played there. Stuff like that just doesn't occur to him.

[Bev]

Patrick's cousin currently has pinkeye and she is developmentally delayed and she won't let her worker give her the drops so her Mom, Dot, 78 or so, has to go over 4 times a day to give her the drops. Dot has already had a really bad case, and so have Mason's 3 cousins. Thank goodness he hasn't had it!!

I think it goes in cycles where it is everywhere for a long time and then it sort of drops out of existence.

[Bridget]

My company is having a beer party in honor of Cinqo de whatever. I'm slightlyhttp://jm.g.free.fr/smileys/non-smileys-animated/em31.gif.

[Stacy]

:lol2: Bridget!!!

[Nichole]

I love that stick person! :lol2:

The eyedrops are not fun to administer, Bev. :dead:

[sheila]

When Maggie had it, my doc told me to do the drops with her eyes closed and then let her open them while she was still laying down and it was the same thing as getting them in the open eye.

We just got a sitter for tonight!! :woo: I can taste the margarita already. Perhaps I should start celebrating now with some Corona...

[LISA]

Enjoy your Corona Sheila and have one for me por favor :lol:
I Love the dancing stick person :lol: havn't seen that one since UW!
Ugggh off to find missing tax papers..Revenue Canada SUCKS!!!:angry2:

[Nichole]

Ooh, that sounds like a much better way to do it, Sheila. I'll have to try that. Just drop it in the inner corner when it's closed?

I'm jealous that you're getting a night out. Have a great time! :toast:

[Theresa]

:woo: for a babysitter, Sheila! Have a margarita for me! :)

[Bridget]

I'm going to remember that "closed eye" trick, too. Great eye-dea.

[Nichole]

That's heye-larious, Bridget. :lol:

[sheila]

:nod: Yup, Nichole, that is exactly what he told me to do. It worked like a charm until she figured out that it still burned when they went in.

[Bev]

Have fun Sheila!

I think Bridget has had a few more than cinqo! :lol:

Thank goodness Patrick is in Phoenix! A cop he works with was been shot and killed today. :blue: I don't know if it was while he was working or what. They have 2 people in custody and there is currently a stand-off with a suspected third person. The press conference is in 2 hours.

On a better note: Graham keeps climbing on the coffee table and getting stuck! :lol:

[catalina]

My company is having a beer party in honor of Cinqo de whatever. I'm slightlyhttp://jm.g.free.fr/smileys/non-smileys-animated/em31.gif.

jajajaja!!!! This was so funny! :locolaugh

[pam]

blame it on, Nichole, Pam :lol:

:lol: I was thinkin about it. It's not that bad. I'm hoping to avoid passing it on is all. I miss my contact lenses. Driving isn't the same without them. At least I'm not
http://jm.g.free.fr/smileys/non-smileys-animated/em31.gif

What a hilarious stick figure!!!

Boy, could I use a margarita!!!

Beverly ~ That's so about the police officer. I would freak out daily if my Erik was in that line of work.

[Bridget]

Taco night at our house tonight. Kai made supper. :lick:

Is it bad that I'm sitting scarfing a bowl of green olives with pimentos? :lol:

[Nichole]

Mmm, that was a big pregnancy craving for me, Bridget. :lick: I hardly ever eat them now, though.

Bev, that is awful news. I'm sorry Patrick will have to come home to that. :(

Pam, I hope you can keep from spreading it to Amelia. :errr: I've been washing my hands like some kind of OCD freak since the boys were diagnosed. :lol: I don't wear contacts, but I'd cry if I had to go to work with no eye makeup on. :lol:

[Bridget]

Thank goodness Patrick is in Phoenix! A cop he works with was been shot and killed today. :blue: I don't know if it was while he was working or what. They have 2 people in custody and there is currently a stand-off with a suspected third person. The press conference is in 2 hours.



Oh Bev I'm sorry I didn't even see this. :doh: I'm sorry to read about this and hope the standoff ends peacefully (and soon).

[pam]

I adore olives!!! When we go for tapas, I always always, always order olives. Mmmmm!

Nichole ~ I'm usually OCD when it comes to washing my hands but now I'm taking it to a new level. I had PE back in December & A didn't get it then. I'm not too worried. I really don't like going without mascara & concealer those are my bare minimum.

[pam]

For some strange reason I've been singing the hokey pokey song all week :scratch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Pokey

[LISA]

Thank goodness Patrick is in Phoenix! A cop he works with was been shot and killed today. :blue: I don't know if it was while he was working or what. They have 2 people in custody and there is currently a stand-off with a suspected third person. The press conference is in 2 hours.


Bev, I saw that on the news before I left for work :( they said he was in plain clothes but not sure if he was on duty? how aweful for the family :(

I'm off to bed..almost done Half Blood Prince :woo:

[Theresa]

I'm sorry, Bev! :pray: for the family of that cop.

:woo: Lisa! That was a great book! But now we have to wait a year for the next one.

[Clare]

I'm off to bed..almost done Half Blood Prince :woo:

Emily and I finished reading it today :aok: I was worried that she'd be upset with what happens towards the end, but she was too excited about all the twists and mysteries to get emotional. I, however, read the last few chapters fighting back tears :rolleyes: I'm such a sap! Great book though, can't wait for the next one :)

[Trish]

Oh Bev, I'm so sorry :hug99:

:woo: for a night out Sheila! I trust you had a drink or two for me ;)

[Nichole]

I just came to share my excitement! My Shark cordless/rechargeable sweeper broke a few months ago (the handle broke off from the sweeper) and I had pretty much given up on ever using again, which made me really sad because I loved it so. :lol: I decided to contact Shark for the heck of it to see if I could get a part to fix it and they told me to send it to them and they'd either fix or replace it at no charge. The Fedex guy came yesterday and delivered a new sweeper! :woo: I'm sure it's just a refurbished one, but it's new to me and it works! :banana: Plus, it's a newer model than mine was. :aok:

I can sweep under the table with ease again! No more dustpan! :woo:

[LISA]

:woo: Lisa! That was a great book! But now we have to wait a year for the next one.

Emily and I finished reading it today :aok: I was worried that she'd be upset with what happens towards the end, but she was too excited about all the twists and mysteries to get emotional. I, however, read the last few chapters fighting back tears :rolleyes: I'm such a sap! Great book though, can't wait for the next one :)

I just finished it and am so depressed :mope: and is it wrong to be jealous of a fictitious charector having a girlfriend ?:shuffle: :lol: I can't wait for the next book :tearhair:

WTG Nicole on getting your shark fixed for free!! :up:

off to work :dead:

[Clare]

:lol: Lisa, at least he dumped her in the end!

:woo: for a new Shark, Nichole (whatever that is! :lol: )

[Theresa]

I thought they were cute together! I think they'll end up together in the end! :nod:

[Trish]

:woo: for the new Shark, Nichole!! I would die if mine broke :lol: