Hm. Not the most POSTITIVE journal title, but it's one of my favorite "Dory-isms" from Finding Nemo, may as well continue that theme and not change my quote. I'm all about laziness, I suppose. Though I have been bsutin' it on the exercise/activity level lately, so I guess "lazy" isn't too good an adjective for me. Certainly I like to avoid that which is difficult. I like to take the easy route.

But I am also capable of sticking through a difficult process, like I have in this one-year-so-far- diet/lifestyle change thing. I am kind, a good mommy, generally good natured, generous, and creative. I'm WORKING on trying to process self-assertions that work; I hope this last set of me-sms don't make people go, uggh, one of those self-absorbed vain people.... though, honestly, if that happens, that's too bad. Because VAIN isn't an adjective that fits me. Self absorbed? That's debatable. But hell, it's my JOURNAL; that's all about self absorption by definition, no?

so I guess this journal begins a new phase, sort of an inner "spring" like what's happening outdoors...May not always be sunny and bright, but hopefully it'll be hopefull!

Gotta get the wee miss to tumble tots. Happy days, all.

here's my own sweet bunny, involved in "nurturing" (she was having a conversation with bear.)

(Eventually I'll get another picture of me. Maybe even in shorts. :) )

What a beautiful daughter you have! And you are NOT lazy! I think you do more in a day than I do all week!!!

Can I pay you to come clean my house? I'll pay you in SU! stuff. :D

Corinna

Oh.. I'm not 100% sure where the salmon comes from.. I;ll check it out when I go back tonight to get more. It was sure tasty on the grill!!

I am very very jealous of your green grass. Our is still very brown. Not much is growing, since it's hovering around 0 celcius (freezing).. But spring will be here soon right, RIGHT!?!?!

Corinna

I guess you both don't believe Bruce's mantra of 'Fish are friends, not food.'.?

And yes, Abby is really darn cute. =)

Well, we aren't sharks, so it doesn't apply..

not that we're any kind of fish, but hey..

Hi Jess,

Is this new journal closing the other one? I loved the title to that one.

Abby's hair is getting so long. I didn't realize it was long enough for a pony tail. I loved both pictures of her. She is really growing up.

Spring will bring good things for all. You have had a long cold winter and when it starts getting warm you all will feel better.

Carol

SO....I'm so angry at myself I could spit. Or swear.I lost 40 bucks, which was supposed to be babysitter money, Ab haircut money, and gas money. My tank is still empty, I told the hairdresser I'd get her for two cuts during Ab's next one....and I'm stressed/freaked out about WHERE I lost the money???????????

Cori, the green you see is the non-bald areas. And we spent alot of money on that yard last year, I'd cry if it went brown. As it is, the allopetia troubles me.

timmi: :o I particularly llike clownfish smothered in an octopus/sharkfin sauce (that sounds like something they'd make on Iron Chef...) (I did have some issues with fish consumptions after that movie...)

Carol--yeah, this is pretty much my new journal. I think after 100 pages, it gets much to navigate. Though her hair is long enough for a ponytail, she rarely lets us pony-it.


So the Joe Dirt neighbous across the street...(serious ick--she's a sloppily dressed large woman who smokes and leaves her butts and trash in the street, he drives a very large, very old, very loud truck, their younger children of ambiguous gender both have mullets, the medium eldest child talks alot of loud trash, telling adult neighbours to effing kiss her A when they ask her to get her attacking dog off of their smaller one, the eldest daughter allegedly grants sexual favours to anything male and breathing....certainly there is an amount of daily "traffic" going throught the house...Yeah, nice people...)...have once again spilt the overflowing contents of their trashcans into the street, it's bad enough that they have an appliance graveyard in the front, as well as a trailer filled with trash and yard waste...Hi, guys, that's what I have to see every day?

I guess the money loss thing has left me irratable; I *do* really like my 'hood, to the back of our nice sized yard we have a hill with trees and nice big homes, to the front (beyond said trash house) we have a partial peek a boo view of the bay and homes in Brown's point, as well as the North Cascade mountain range beyond; the house itself is architecturally impaired but a nice size, enough space to move, the neighborhood gives loads of access to some great walking-distance parks, certainly the bigggest non Joe Dirt issue we have is kids playing in the street...I'm happy to live in an area where kids CAN live in the street.


I just wish Joe Dirt would get his trash out of the front already.

Time to get lunch and try to cheer up.

And wonder where the money went... *sigh*

I am CRACKING up at the neighbor description! You know, nothing makes the day better than a good mullet sighting. The best mullet sighting is the mullet clad chap donning an overused tank top, cut off jeans, a fine pair of wrap around oakley's while spitting tobacco and working on his 82 IrocZ in the parking lot of the local auto zone. It's hard to beat...

On a completely different subject -- ADORABLE little one! What a sweetie! Can she quote Nemo to you yet? My niece is Nemo crazy, so I got her a little kiddie aquarium for her b-day tomorrow. (never fear, fake fish so we avoid the potential crying fit...)

Anyway, I got a kick out of your journal and I hope ya find your $40! --Rose

Not a pretty sight out in front Jess! That's a shame. [-X

If you didn't, you should have choked when you typed the word "lazy" in reference to yourself! P-U-LEEEZZZZEEEE Jess! You're busy doing "something" every second of every day! :D

Like the new journal!

Donna

p.s. oohhh oohhh oohhh, and I beat both Dea and Bell here! :D

ARRRRRR, beaten to first post by a long shot! :)

Nice new journal - and no, you are not lazy!! Wow, Abby looks so grown up in that second picture. She's so beautiful!

Even down here on the Mexican border we do have some control over that type of junk. You might check and see if they are in violation of any codes. Don't know if it would cover the eldest daughter though. ;)

Your view of the mountians and water sounds wonderful. I think we live on the highest part of our county and that isn't saying much. It does mean that we don't have to worry much about flooding which happens in other areas down here.

I hope you find the 40 dollars.

Carol

Carol--Joe & co have been reported repeatedly, but the trailer gets moved (to a different location on the street) or the appliances get hauled off (to be replaced by sad, mostly dead furniture) before anything *really* gets done. pffft. Oh well. THe views are pretty minor, but better than we'd get in a different, more expensive house, so we'll sit and enjoy what we've got. Or at least, I will. :) SHawn gets more irritated by the neighbors than I do.

dea...well, you have to wake up at, like, 2 am to beat Donna! ;) Thanks for the Abby compliment. I made her from scratch, you know. :)

Donna....glad you found my new digs!

And Welcome, and hello, Rose! Ab's not much on quoting dialogue, but she will see a shark and go , Beut! (Bruce, with her version of an Aussie accent)) or get really excited and say lines right before they occur, like when Nemo's going to the boat, "No Nemo, NO!!!" ...good idea on the non-dying fishies... I had a tank a long time ago, and vowed not to put myself through the cleaning, flushing Hades that is ownership again. Ohmigosh, are you a Joe Dirt mullet sighting pro, or what? I could almost smell the BO on that overused tank top....

....had a spinach and 3 egg omelette sandwich for lunch with an orange; will go to golf lessons soon. Shawn's going to watch Ab at that point, then the two of us will have our visit with Leslie, the patron saint of all that is domestic bliss. Ermmmm. Shawn's getting money out of his savings, then will pay for some groceries out of a different savings account, so saving me from too much gut ache over the lost money.

I am about to start quilting. After I round up some dirty laundry and do some straightening up.

Hey, Jess? Can you send me your address again? Email, please? =)

I need to mail off your prize. =)

Hello! I am quite shocked to read that you consider yourself lazy! (Especially in the move-your-butt category.) I prefer the term "relaxation engineer." Pffft. I actually have always been very impressed with your exercising tenacity. OMG. Has it all be a Jayson Blair fictional account??? I can't imagine who you hired to pose as YOU in the photos? I think I will hire Julia Roberts to play me. Pffft.

The photos of the munchkin are adorable. As always.

She IS super-cute! :D

I understand where you're coming from with the neighbors' garbage in the street. The people who used to live next to us had these little tiny garbage cans along the side of their house that it took a twig to tip over. Their stuff was always blowing all over our neighborhood, making a huge mess for the rest of us to clean up. Now the people that live there have much better control over their garbage, but they've planted all kinds of trees about a foot away from the base of their house. They're an older couple (grandparents actually), but somehow this is their first house and they really don't seem to know what they're doing... :shrug:

Glad you got the "me" time; hope your lesson & counseling go well. I am jealous over the golf lesson & the green grass! We've got snow coming the next 3 days...

Lisrey :)

relaxation engineer, too funny Chum :)
Jess and lazy dont belong in the same sentence thats a certainty!
i hope that the $40 turns up somewhere..i hate it when i lose stuff especially money..
i like the new journal title..although wouldnt matter what the heck you called it as long as you are here so am i!
hugs bell :)

since my adoring audience seems to appreciate this sort of thing...

Somehow the cat got into my bathing suit. I swear. I loooked over after I heard her "wrestling" (WFF--World Feline Federation) and I saw her in my bathing suit.

bell...to be called unlazy and followed to my new journal, by you, is a great honour. :) I have a niggling suspicion the money is lost and gone forever. *sigh*
Lisrey--my swing is actually improving. I think this time the lessons are actually "taking." Hooooray, now if we can actually get out on the course this year... AT least on the course, I'm not seeing neighbours trash...
Chum... I think it's have to be a cross between Gwynneth Paltrow/J Lo playing me in my biopic. Cuz I like Ben. He'd play Shawn, I guess. I'd direct the girls, No, THIS is how you kiss him... Whooops. Back from fantasyland. Thanks for calling Ab cute (that goes for all her fanclub, actually.)
Timmi--consider it sent.

Counseling was alright. I sort of had to put myself way out there in all my vulnerable glory. Our homework assignment is to be nice to each other. Could kill us. Golf lesson was great, I was poppin' 'em way out there.

Ab is just too cute, looks like she likes having her pic taken? Riley has only just started not running in the opposite direction..he does like to do the peace sign in most photos...thats fine although he has been known to turn the fingers around to look like a rude gesture lol...
Kids and animals...gotta love em!
hugs bell :)

Wow. To have a swimsuit so small that a cat could wear it comfortably.

Sigh. How lovely.

The being nice to each other assignment won't kill you. Unless you hit the golf balls out there farther and straighter than his.

just popping in to look at the Abby pics -and the cat in the swimsuit pic, too, of course! Abby is just darling! As is the cat.... couldn't quite get a visual of the suit, but I'm sure it's great too ;)

I'm so sorry about the money loss. That's a bad feeling, for sure.

My sibs and I always play the "who's going to be me in the movie" game. I always get Jeanine Garofolo. Short, mouthy, brunette -that would be me! :o

Andrea

Cute pics! Odd cat.

Corinna

3 pages already! I know I wasn't gone that long! As always, Ab is the cutest! She does look very grown up with her ponytail. Aw.

You have a good week! It's dreary and cold today so I'll be on the puter more! Later!

bell...she tolerates the camera because I occasionally let her play with it.
chum...the yards of excess fabric are cleverly hidden under kitty.
Andrea--I think, in attitude, I'd most like to be Jeanine Garofalo; the other two are more, "dreamscape-ish."
Cori--very odd cat.
I've missed you, Jenny--good to know it was a weather thing.


Gotta go to the gym with Ab, she's in "FREAK" mode chasing kitty with a screwdriver,.

I totally and utterly understand freak mode! Our poor dog gets chased all day with trucks, evil little boys behind them! I put her in the kennel alot just to save her.

Wish my kid would take a nap, I'm ready for the treadmill! 3 days absent from it is too much!

Have fun at the gym!

OMG.

Why hasn't anyone ever compared me to Janeane Garafalo? My ruby red lips are dripping with wickedness and I can curse and throw sarcastic barbs better than anyone!

Sigh.

Some life for my small furry purring child. Eating. Sleeping. Being stroked.

Btw. I didn't know lazy women went to the gym. I guess I'm more ambitious than I thought, considering I'm spending my day off in my pj's watching it snow and looking at Tyler Florence badly cook cabbage rolls on the boob tube.

pffft

SNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiF... Awwww, :flower: Nice and Fresh in here along with presants of Abs adorable mug! Really quite a CUTIE!

Sucks bout the the $40 Bucks.. I hate when i do stuff like that....

Forgot to add; I couldn't believe the green in your pictures. Then I thought that must be last year. Then realized that it couldn't be as Abby looked like such a little lady and would have been much more babyish last year. So maybe the high cost of salmon is a small price to pay to live there.
My daughter says she is moving to the west coast in Canada. We are actually from the east coast. Your pictures made me think she has a point.
Pat

I wish I had a kitty kennel for Mookie sometimes. Ab gets a little ....uh...overzealous in her looooove.
Chum...Yeah, THAT's how you spell her name. And I heart Tyler. He can come cook for me ANYTIME.
Hi Maxi! I love a new journal! and...Yeah,. gotta love Shawn as he gave me more cash, "don't lose this." he says. Just before I (nearly) smacked him.
Pat--we have actually had a relatively cold winter this year, with a week of snow AND a freeze. My 2 year old geraniums died. :( Generally the salmon isn't *that* expensive, though you will pay a higher price depending on type.

So today's activities: Went to gym, nursery volunteering, swim lessons. The sun made a rare appearance, so after lessons we shot down to the zoo, just as the clouds appeared. It's not been wet yet, just really on and off ominous. Then went to grocery store, got some food and seeds, will plant some sunflowers, lupine, columbine, pumpkins, cat grass (in containers) errrr....dill, hollyhocks; planted some Ajuga in addition to two hours of weeding fun in the dirt, then Ab woke up grumpy, cranky, whiny (guaranteed to shrink the ovaries of anyone "on the fence" between wanting kids or not)...errrmmmm..... Weighed in at 169.4---WTF????? I had two bean and cheese 6" whole wheat burritos for dinner last night, NO WINE, a spinach omelette for lunch?????? I mean, sure, if I was eating salty, wine-y, massed quantity-y stuff, I could *understand* this creeping to 170...but I'm actually pretty "on-plan" (for a non-planner.)

I'm making a soup for dinner, got a nice Kalamata olive loaf (bread) so that should be tasty; and yes, I *will* have a glass (or two?) of wine. As well, I hope to do some more work on The Quilt, possibly when SHawn comes home. Though I think he's in the Harbor today (The Gig Harbor location) which means he won't be home til 8 or slightly before. I may bring the quilt stuff back down here, though I moved to the kitchen table so I can "patch " it together as I sew....It's really turnign into a HUGE pain on my hiney, I just really hope the recipient appreciates the work that went into this, and I hate that I feel like that at all, I believe gifts should be given in a warmth of spirit, not with appreciation in mind. I've been caught up in the "yeah but, will it be APPRECIATED?" trap alot lately, I think it just has to do with not *really* knowing (or liking) the recent recipients. With the exception of the twin-quilt gals. They're awesome and I'm sure will be appreciative.

Oh well. I've rambled enough.

happy days. Spring is coming.

a moment in the life of a sahm (cuz you know, I don't "work".)

4:58 rolls around. I haven't eaten lunch, I'm thinking....sunflower seeds (purchased from store.) Pop a handful into mouth. Brand new seeds have gone rancid. Am impersonating a cat with hairball (into the sink), as I hear the toilet flush. Abby squeals and giggles. I begin to uncork wine (Aussie Shiraz...Opal something or other) before investigating, so it may breathe prior to my 5:00 (large) bracing sip. Pop into bathroom just in time to see Ab "snowing" cat litter onto floor, going back with a second load to flush (because she sees mom doing the same thing with cat litter.) Take poop scoop from her, go to get whisk broom as I hear the toilet lid slam, head back in to see child on counter, soap in hand. Because hygeine is important when dealing with felile fecal matter. Extract child from counter, facilitate safe washing of hands, remove child to her (safe) bedroom as I get on hands and knees to sweep fine organic, lavender-scented, biodegradeable mulched-corncob litter from grout lines. And hear a drawer in kitchen open, and shut. Sprint out (trailing litter) to see child with corkscrew in hand. Hear the theme to "rescue 911" in head, hear somewhat illiterate voice-over, "Ah wuz just cleanin up cat pew and let mah darlin' puhlay with the corkscrew, weren't 'spectin' her ta fall down on it er nuthin' ..."---Take corkscrew from child, offer m&ms (emergency use only) as peace offering. Silence, and the sound of smacking lips, accompanies my sweeping efforts.

This, friends, is how childhood obesity (and alcohol abuse) begins. I stopped at two glasses, finished a fine soup for supper, ate and fed said child, and am now listening to the dulseth tones of her hollering for daddy. And the Dono puppy. (Cholo. From months ago.)



Oy.


so tired.

OMG. Have I ever laughed this hard I wonder?

(Not in a good long time....)

:) I live to humo(u)r.

sure as heck looks like "work" to me...gave me a good laugh none the less...we could so write a book about the escapades our children get up to..
i know the wine you are talking about but cant for the life of me get the name to come out of my lips..oh well hope it was good! aussie wines usually are!
hugs bell :)

Hi Jessica

Found the new journal after being absence for a few days. Love the pictures. Ab is such a cutie. Makes me briefly wish my were that age again. Notice I said briefly. Don't think I could do it again. Mine are to the age where they can do things for themselves.

Fish are friends and food.

You are definitely not my definition of lazy.

Looks like Ab is keeping you busy.

Have a good day.
Renee:D

Comical to look back on, but Jess, as a fellow "neatnik" I almost cried for you beginning with the line, "I popped into the bathroom just in time to see Abby "snowing" cat litter...." OMG what a itch that must have been to clean up!:c(

I know you know better than most that its normal for our weight to fluctuate by a pound or two day to day, so give no serious thought to the numbers when you know you've eaten well, it'll only drive you nuts and frustrate you. You eat very well, well enough to be sure that you're not gaining. :up:

Donna

"DUSTBUSTER" 2 or three of them may you do you well..... I love My DustBuster..... It is my dearest friend........!

You are so Funny Jess! :rofl: And you have a colorful way with words..... You should write a book! :up:

Oh and hey since you haven't been boobin that we know of Has Tom Creeped back? Maybe this is the reason for for Phanton weight?

I had to laugh also. I know how kids can do these things. Roxanne didn't try to flush the litter, she tried to flush our puppy. Andy saved the day and rescued the puppy from the toilet.

I worked harder as a sahm than I have ever worked at a paying job.

When can she go to school? :)

Carol

I totally agree with maxi! Dustbuster! I love mine dearly also. Hope you have a nice springy day! Happy St. Patty's day!

/c

Jenny, Maxi--Abby's afraid of the DB, I'd rather just sweep than go through all the DB stuff; plus we seem to have super size messes that fill up the machine, *sigh*. vvvc
Carol--I keep expecting to see something big and possibly live being flushed. So far, she seems to have the concept that only Bleeeccchy things go down. *knocks LOUDLY on wood.*
Maxi part two-- Tom's been back in my life since about the 5th month of booobin'. :( And it's been back with a vengeance for about a year, like terrible PMS and cramps. :( This is kinda' the wrong time of month for me to be doing the hormonal water weight thing, but who the heck knows?
Oddly, Donna, I was thinking of you as I was cleaning; primary thought was, geeDAMn that woman is smart in her "clean its own butt" rule. Oh well. Yeah, I know all about fluctuations, I probably *shouldn't* have gone back to daily weighing.
Renee, where HAVE you been? I've missed you!
bell---I love Aussie wines; they seem to have all my favorite Shirazes. BIG NEWS....We're going to see The Wiggles!!!!!!!!! LIVE!!!!! (Yeah, Anthony, Greg, Jeff and Murray pale by comparison to *your* big April concert, but I'm just stoked anyway.) I think our seats will kind of suck, it's a big "Dome" show and we're kinda' far off the stage. But I figure, the way they do concerts now, there should be a big video monitor, whether or not Abby "gets" that the ants on the stage are actually Jeff, Murray, Greg, and Anthony or not, it ought to be good fun. :)

Today's numbers: one. six. nine. no "point" anything.
Today's weather: wet. grey. blllah.
Today's plan: eat all meals, eat well. Exercise. (note: I had a toenail issue when I ran the Christmas 5K in my new shoes, the toebox jammed and bruised my toe; half of it hs come off, the other half is snagging on everything. So I tried to pull the other half off and managed to reap the ire of the Gods of Toe Nerves. ANd still have a quarter of a toenail hangng on for life.) SO, exercise will probably consist of a swim. Or not, I feel like I really want to run; it's been a while. (Saturday?) So...
Other plans/goals/desires: Ab has tumbletots class. Will go to Target after, to get diaper Genie refills and something nice...what, I don't know...My sister gane me a congratulatory (on the no-boobin) gift certificate, for me to do something nice for myself. Candle? Frame? Dunno. Probably a smelly nice candle for down here(basement, computerland.) More band-aids? I have this finger-death thing happenning, yuesterday I sliced my pointer finger weeding under the Pampas grass, then the day before I sliced my middle finger gettng my bag out of the gym locker, then teh day before, I burned my ring and pinkie fingers getting out the chicken breast Shawn made. My left hand looks like I'm into self mutilation. :( My right hand has a swollen, ingrown nail thing in the ring finger. I ought to be a hand model. The "before" hand on a glove ad.
Ermmmmm...okay, more plans goals, etc; laundry, straightening, probably more mopping and vaccuuming, Quilt, quilt, quilt, QUILT, dammitall, QUILT!!!!! I found out the shower won't be til May but I had a good quilt-mojo thing happening, I don't want to leave half a project and pick up the tattered pieces in a month... I want to just get it done. Although, if the weather turns (huh. COULD happen...) I'd like to finish my weeding project. And I still need to finish the Spring Clean project, but I'm waiting for more spring-like, consistent, warm weather, so I can wash the blinds inside ans cart them outside to dry. Whereupon, I would like to bleach all the craptacular white resin lawn/backyard furniture we have, but that won't happen today, nor will the window washing, or the carpet cleaning. Though that's another Target purchase, MORE SPOT SHOT!! ermmmm...man oh man, I am rambling.


So sorry.

Have great days, guys. :)

whew. wow, I'm tired just looking at your plans for the day.

HOpe you have a wonderful day :)

Too funny!

DOn't you love days like that? NOT!

I hope today is better.

Corinna

Jessica, do you know you can paint the resin furniture. I was reading that there are several spray paints that will work and the furniture will look good as new.

As for the rest of your post, I have to rest, just reading all of it got me tired.

I hope you get it all done.

Carol

Ouch for your poor toe!! :console: I also have some toenail issues that I can't seem to resolve. Gonna ask about them when I go to the doc next week... Nothing worse than something hurting your feet to sideline you from exercise. Nice for you that you have the swimming to turn to in times like that. I wish there was a nearby pool for me!

I have noticed in some of your posts that you talk about eating a reeeaaaallly late lunch because you've been too busy or forgot about it or whatever. I am wondering if eating at more consistent times might help you with your losing? Do you eat a really late dinner sometimes too? (I do, but I wish I didn't have to.) I have heard about people setting timers for themselves to remind them to eat lunch at a certain time... ?? :shrug: Just throwing things out here -- toss this in the (virtual) circular file if you want! :laugh:

Wanted to mention that I loved the cat in the swimsuit pic! I have a similar one of my older cat inside my Grandma's purse.... I hope your day turned out well!

Lisrey :)

dea...I'm tired thinking about my day (HI!!!)
Cori--today *was* better...I think... and you (amp.)
Carol, I'd rather bleach than paint. I *know* the outcome of bleach, whereas you have to wait to be disappointed with paint... But that's really good info to know. :)
Lisrey--I *know* my inconsistent meals are kicking me in the (large) butt right now; I think it's the one really bad habit I have left. I just...am...powerless...to...stop.... (though today I made a point of eating before Phase Two...) (segue to...)

So I think my days happen in "phases." The obligatory, morning phase, workout, Y, Abby's classes, etc.; then the early afternoon phase, the me time that I get when Ab's asleep that can possibly carry over to her awake times. Then the late afternoon phase, and the evening/SHawn's home phase.

Today plots ou tas follows: Phase one. Go to Y, tumbletots. Drop Ab at nursery, run 3.8 miles, 35 minutes, sweat alot. Go to bikeshop, get check from SHawn, go to bank, deal with young beeeatch bank chick, go to grocery store, drive 5 mile drive til Ab's asleep, munching on granola, dump Ab in her bed. Begin phase two. Eat mammoth sandwich, olive bread, chicken, cheese, lettuce, cuke, mushroom; Garden.(Complete de-weedization of mound of Eff. Complete the most difficult patch, where real plants don't want to grow, but crabgrass wants to mate with the few real plants there are.) 3 hours later, begin housecleaning; vaccuum bedrooms, deal with scattered cat litter; swiffer, sweep; mop nasty spots (spilled juice and/or fruit, presumably) wipe down and polish cupboards, clean inside of sink cabs, clean back slider in and out, displace spiderweb;Phase three: begin cooking (prosciutto wrapped pork tenderloin atop matchstick potatoes, with cabbage, cuz it's St Patty's)...laundry...eat...drink 2 glasses of wine cuz I'm tired and deserve it, dammit all. SHawn;s still not home, 8:02 pm.


Did you notice, NO QUILTING? Yeah. I'm mad at myself about that. :(

going to rest now. and log mileage and minutes.

there was no darn time for quilting woman, give yourself a break..its a wonder you had time to breathe with all that you got done today! You are super woman!
I am sure you and Ab will love the wiggles. Riley wants to see them when they come next time..he was only a few months old when i took Caitlin last time..i bet you have a blast!
I just heard Nickelback are touring here in May..i so want to go...not sure if the finances will support it though..
oh well...hope you are sleeping now!
hugs bell :)

Hi Jessica

I've been blah lately and just haven't gotten on line. Didn't want to depress anyone with my lousy mood. But it feels like spring outside and I'm feeling better. Even though the clothes dryer is out of propane and I had to hang the clothes on the line.

Sounds like you are continuing to be busy, busy. Next week I'm going to do some spring cleaning so my family better watch out!! Especially the kids. They may come home and find things gone from their rooms. Today I have to make large amounts of cookies for my son's class. Tomorrow they are sponsoring a class of Italian kids. They are going to have an old fashion bbq, guess who was volunteered to make chocolate chip cookies? I hear "Oh, we just love your cookies, can you make enough for 100 kids?" Of course, I said yes. I'm too nice.

I've seen alot flushed down the toilet. My brother tried to flush my sister when we were toddlers. It didn't work!

Have a great day.
Renee:D

Do you know I looked at your "days" activities and thought, "man, that list would be spread over an entire week for me!" I tell you, you do more in one day than most people do in a full week!
Man Jess, take care of the digits, you need them! :laugh: You got toe issues and finger issues going on, maybe that's God's way of slowing you down some, like you can't do so much with sore toes and fingers but sit down and relax your tired butt!

I'm destined to be a dog owner Jess, I can feel it now! One day Dantae is going to ask for a puppy and I'll look into those big, bright, brown eyes and I'll say, (against my better judgement screaming at me!) "okay sweetheart, grandma will get you a puppy!" And all my "wipe its own butt" stuff will be just a memory! But thanks for all the cat stories cause for sure I'll NEVER do "litter duty!" Do you know how unglued I could become if I caught a cat flipping that crap all over the floor? I don't even want to think about it! :laugh:

Your pork tenderloin recipe sounds yummy!

Donna

Hi Jessica,

I have always done the bleaching routine on resin furniture also. I found using Tilex for showers, the kind that bleaches mold and mildew works great. I just spray and leave it on for about 20 minutes and then rinse. It has worked better and easier than anything else I have tried. I was at the point of wanting to try the paint when I bought a new glass top table and chairs so am not bleaching or painting now.

Carol

Hey Jess? NEed some Coffee :caf: LOL Your journal makes me feel like moving faster..... lol

Oh da tings dem chiltren DOOS......


Once My little guy gave his sisters Bunny a bath WITH BUBBLES.... Oh yeah fun never ends..... Yahoooooooooo hooooo

You mocking the amp(s) left when I tried the pukey face? Hmph..

I'm feeling a bit better, but I have a rumbly in my tumbly that isn't from hunger and the workout sucked..

Dang, oh dang Emily is cute!! (sorry, thought I'd share)

Your numbers will go back down.. Just as mine will,.. I hope! YIKES!

This weightloss thing SUCKS. I almost wish that on a binge-ful day, you wake up the next day fat and on the good days, you wake up the next day thin.. you know? Hmph.

Corinna

Hmmph.

Woke up to brightness and quiet. Thought I died and *somehow* rated Heaven. Looked over to my sleeping horizontally-on-the-bed child, saw the clock, YIPE YIPE YIPE!!!!!9??? How'd that happen? (of course, I'm supposed to be in the nursery...) Got my stuff together to get to swim lessons, threw on bad leggings, put Ab in (what might as well be) Salvation Army clothes, tore out of the door. Now I'm about to go to SHawn, get the second carseat, pick up Ab's 3 year old playdate friend and her mom....Hmmph. I guess quilting and finishing the garden aren't gonna happen today. Maybe. I will straighten up, clean the paint pots, deal with dishes before they get here, though.
And laundry. Cuz noone needs to see undies and towels, clean or not.

Responses to my dear visitor friends: bell-- The Wiggles are the first concert I've been to since.....um.....A festival in 97? I think Green Day were there, we left before they got there. Semisonic were great though.
renee--Hope you're better now. Yipe, 100 cookies sounds like something I'd get roped into...
Donna...the more I know my cat, the more I realize what a dog person I am....though I must admit it was really nice to garden and not worry about land mines.
Carol...Tilex!!! What a great idea!! I've been using bleach water and a whisk broom, in a pair of busted out in the bottom, bleached on, painted on nasty sweats. A spray bottle means I may appear glamourous while cleaning!! Novel!!!
Maxi--a real Bunny?
Cori-- OF COURSE I'm mocking you, dear friend! And as a matter of fact, I think we *should* get immediate scale feedback on or good days and bad; it's not fair to see a 2 week later 2 pound ice cream transgression gain...

Speaking of....No, I haven't worked out yet. The numbers: one six eight point six. Will I work out today? Will I garden? Will I quilt? Will I go easy on myself and allow a non-guilt ridden rest day? All doubtful. :(

You go have a GOOD workout for me.. I'm all energy-less.. like those cheerio commericals from the 80's.. Cheerio-iooooooos!

Corinna

feeling guilt. No workout, no quilt, (hmmm.interesting. Quilt and guilt look oddly, eerily similar.) several spritz cookies, leftovers (fettucine and broc and chicken, pork tenderloin, salad...) I will be stopping at one glass of wine tonight. I will quilt AND garden AND workout tomorrow. ( and grocery shop? Dunno, need to check with the Master of all that is Financial.) I did clean the kitchen, fold and wash 3 loads of laundry, make 5 batches of spritz cookies (renee, you inspired me to bake.) and play date, on top of swim lessons. And ran after two toddlers, so I guess I can add "toddler mediator" to my resume. At the endo fo the day, the friend taught Abby how to SCREEEEECH (fingernails on a chalkboard, instant ovary shrinker, there.) while I was driving the playdate guests home. Ay, Oy, Ugh.

Gotta wake up Ab from her 'way late nap.

Or let her sleep til tomorrow, 4 am???

Well yesterday was a bust. Too many homemade spritz cookies, no exercise, no housey duties. :( I'm angry at myself.

Today's plan: Swim. Go to Air Force Base, grocery (booze and various and sundry items) shop; home-- garden (finish last patch), quilt. Oh yes, I *will* quilt today.

Gotta get a move-on, (Didn't weigh yet today.)

today is a new day my friend...Here's to a spritz free day..not sure i know what the heck a spritz free cookie is anyway????
Hope all that you have planned for today works out for you!
i am headin to bed.
hugs bell :)

Yeah, do tell! How did today go?

I hope you had a great day today. =)

Ah ha... Ever see a Rabbit Wet.....? Of course not, cause they area not supposaead to get wet..

It was nightmare cause not only was he wet but he kept foaming up with

0 o o o 0 o 0 o 00 oo tineeee bubbles.....

Dija ever see the MOVIE Twilight Zone. The part with the really scary wicked Bunny? Well thats what DD bunny Dutchess looked like.....

Hope you have a better day tomorrow.

Friend just brought a bottle of California Gamay Rouge - Napa Gamay...... And if you happend to have read my journal.... I think I'll be decorking and wrappin a nipple on top so Eyes can suck it on down....! So were looking at 14 point hick up.... yah!

Hello, friends and faceless, lurking visitors.
bell-- spritz cookies are the shortbread-like butter cookies extruded from a little gun-machine thing, you can make all kinds of neato shapes out of 'em, each one is quite small, so you can pop, like, 15 of 'em into your mouth in about 2 minutes. I showed restraint today, not eating but 2 from Abby's emergency bag for the nursery; other than that eating was....well...bad...but I'll get to that later.
Cori--more on day later. Keep reading.
Timmi--Thanks! Great is an overstatement...but it was....still is really...eh, alright.
Maxi--I keep thinking of Bunnicula. Don't know why. Am enjoying my (east Australian, Hardy's) Shiraz enormously. Hope you're doing the same with your 14 point hiccup!

Today.
Swam. Didn't want to, it kicked my butt, but I did 1 mile, and felt good (though dog-tired) after. Then went to the liquor store, BX, and Comissary. Bargains du jour: Found the Concho y Toro wine for 2.95, still. Received, between the front door of the comissary and shelves, about $15 of coupons. Overspent on a pair of Tommy khakis for Ab (but they're so dang CUTE!!) and a candle 2 pack that I need to send out to my sister tomorrow. And 'way overspent on groceries, 250 dollars. ACK. Shawn will FREAK OUT.
After the grocery shop, I did manage to complete The Great Weed of 2004, all the beds and borders, front and back, are weed free (for the millisecond.) I got a chicken lasagne for dinner, no brainer frozen meal thing, so I can rest for the 75 minutes while it cooks. Or quilt (and no, I haven't started on *that* yet. :( ) So, it's been busy, busy busy, Ab was a freak child in the grocery store so I had to wrestle her to my hip, she ran away from me and hid behind clothes racks at the PX so I was not a happy camper/shopper. ANd the cart was freakin' heavy, piled high with canned goods and box upon box of STUFF.

I'm feeling really defensive about my lasagne for dinner. I'm a SAHM, why am I not cooking a "whole" nutritious meal from scratch? Then again, I'm feeling pretty defensive about my crap-eating day (weighed in at 167.8 at the Y)--Usual breakie, with strawberries; shopped, got Ab gummibears, forgot about 'em. SHopped, got a grapefruit. Didn't unearth it. Put away cold foods, gardened, and forgot to eat. (didn't forget, just didn't have time.) Ate 3 bean and cheese burritos while I put away groceries. THAT was Ab's fault, she kept coming up to me, mommy I Abby beeno peese? So I'd make her a burrito, and she's say, no Ack, mama. So I'd eat it. ANd again, Mommy I Abby beeno peese? So again, I'd make it, no Ack, mama. (hell, at least she's polite about it, peese and Ack you...) so the third time she did it, I made myself sick. And I had some yogurt raisins. And I got some :o whitening strips for my teeth; they really *do* make you not eat while you're wearing 'em. I'm so afraid to tell SHawn I got 'em. I did find a five dollar coupon in the store, so it's only a $17.00 investment toward a whiter smile. Still, how un-me.

Alrightie. I'm going back upstairs to rid the sink of dishes, clean out the dishwasher, put away laundry, and quilt(actually, still piecing the top, at this point.). No, really. (I think.)

Nope, never quilted. Or even pieced. Did dishes, put away laundry, vaccuumed family room, straightened up-- Shawn came home--he'd had a really crummy day of getting told off by co-workers (that got me all mama bear defensive huffy; Dude, you work you ***** off to ensure they get their time off to *what* good?) and...uh...oh yeah, GOT A FRIGGIN' COMPUTER VIRUS!!???!! Called the ISP people to find out what all their emails were about, found out it's a virus simulating their tech support. So I spent my 2 hours of quilt time trying to find the freaking sys restore to disable it so I could run the removal tools, couldn't, will call tech spt in am as an angry beeeeatch.

SO am having a late glass of wine. It's all of 10:17 on a Friday night. What happened to the wild party girl I once knew?(was. :o )



*sigh.*



Tomorrow's plans. Run may have been cut off (no pun intended) due to nervous, angry ripping off of remaining quarter of toenail. MUST go to the library to, at a minimum, renew books I have not yet read; as well, must go to post office to send sis b-day gift basket goodies for neighbor, as well as b-day gift for nephew. MUST buy butter and bananas. Both B's. Should be easy to remember. SHOULD go through Ab photos and scrap bookie goodies for Sunday cropfest thing. SHOULD quilt. Pffft. That's more a sarcastic exhale than a pfft in the spirit of pfft-ing.

*sigh.*

*slurps last dregs of wine in glass as she prepares to go upstairs.*

'night all.

So, I'm one of your faceless lurkers Jessica. :D

I have to say that every time I've popped into your journals (and the titles have been what gets me), I find I'm exhausted after reading your posts! All I can say is, while Ab sounds like a lovely girl, I'm so glad I don't have kids! I don't have the stamina! :laugh:

As for your quilting....I have been doing the same thing with this afghan I want to crochet. I bought the book of patterns, picked one out eagerly, raced to the craft store and bought oodles of yarn, went to WalMart and excitedly bought a pretty basket to hold it all in the living room next to the chair....and then proceeded to pile crap on it for the next year. What ya gonna do? :shrug: I just keep telling myself, I'll get to it. Already, I've changed my mind on the pattern and decided to do some sort of granny squares so that if I manage to do one 3X3" square I'll feel like I've made SOME progress! :wave:

I hafta smile. Partly b/c your journal makes me. Mostly b/c I'm strange.

Sigh.

I am a oddly faceless, lurking friend. Huh.

I do not quilt, though I have two old family heirloom-type quilts. I would never, in a million years, ruin a perfectly good lasagna (frozen or otherwise) with a beady-eyed pooper.

But I love you anyway and find you utterly fascinating.

Just thought I'd tell you that. Don't forget to get the right book at the library.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm rofl at badger's post! "I don't have babies though I think about sex from time to time...."

Oh, yeah, I stopped to wish you a happy Sat., Jessica! I know, it's the same for me too. What's the difference b/w Tues. and Sat.? ?? When you get an answer, let me know!

Anyway, try to have a good day.........I hope Shawn didn't freak out about the $ spent on food. Dustin does the same thing. I'm always scared to tell him if I spent too much. I'll talk to you later!

:D Hi Badger! I love the Tick, loved the Moth , too (something about chubby accountants warms my heart, I guess...Particularly those with such sweet attitudes who have to bail out their friends frequently...) and I love your quote. Re the afghan...errmmmmm...spring/summer may not be The Time to get it done. I dunno, just a hunch. BUT I love crocheting, too (gah, I'm just one of those, ohmigod, I love, I love, I LOVE!!!! -squealing mall girls. Bah.)....right. So nice to see your face, Badger (and yes, I've lurked in your journal, too :o )

Chum....have I told you the whys and wherefores of my domestic situation? I thought I had, but I could be wrong...I am a government widow, my husband was in the Army until he fell into power lines and died. I was 22, we'd been married 3 months. Doing a desert training thing, after the first gulf war. Shawn and I have been together 9 or so years (he refuses to acknowlege anniversaries because I was with my previous live in dude when I met him)and won't marry, due to immediate loss of bennies if we do. While SHawn was in the military when we first met, he's a bike shop dude now, basically he's the service manager for two stores, also wears a manager/part owner hat, though the part ownership is a percentage comenserate of the bathrooms. SO "chief executive toilet scrubber" can also be added to his job description ( I think they have enough employees for him to delegate that, now.) Generally I do the vegetarian lasagnes, but they didn't have 'em at the comissary. (It took me a while to figure out the beady eyed pooper thing. Heh.) Call it diversity, Chum. We're all different, bringing something different to the soup pot. Ya gotta love it. (and I love you and find you utterly fascinating, too!!)

And Heloooooo Jenny! Shawn had such a crap day at work that he didn't even bat an eyelash when I told him. ANd he liked the Tommy kahkis. And asked where the beer was. I sort of looked at him (prior to asking about the beer) and went, who are you, and what have you done with my Shawn? Yeah. Happy Saturday. Day after Friday. In some worlds, "week-end." Can you say that with me? "week. end." You know what that means for us domestic engineers--laundry, childcare, mealmaking, occasionally picking up socks of mates. *sigh.*

Didn't get on the scale yet. I'll do it while "whitening" and check in. Or while waiting for tech support. Today's "laundry list"--yeah, laundry. Virus-busting. Quilting. Library, Post office, (Target prior, for gift for nephew. OR craft store. Am thinking of getting him a hunk of clay to play with while he watches TV...) and photo gathering. mmmm...I know there's more. You know, the standard stuff, move body, eat well, DO NOT SKIP LUNCH!!!!!!

hope everybody's day is sunny and bright, or whatever else floats your boat! :)

:tomato: Sorry! I was laughing at Chum's post! Oops.....

Yes, Jess.......I just finished picking up all of the socks and putting them in the washer.

Anywho, I'm a long time lurker of many journals on here! If someone has an interesting post, I click on their name to find out if they have a journal. ? Other people's lives interest me! If I only spent as much time posting in my own as I do reading others. Nah, I'll just post my useless ramblings in yours!

168.8. I'm afraid the Spritz cookies are comin' to find me.

Hold me mom, I'm scared.

Haven't whitened yet. (Go to work, SHawn)

Lurking is fun. But I'm a big mouth, gott aput in my 2 cents, most of the time.

Hey Jess, catching up on you again after a few days offline is such an experience, let me tell you! :laugh:
So did you whiten yet? And which ones did you get? I've never used them yet, but I've been mad curious about which ones are "worthy" and which ones will waste my bucks? I'll be waiting for your thumbs up or down on this one! :D

Well I'm off, I've got 20 pages of "new" posts since I've been here last so.......

Donna

got Crest whitestrips. 2 applications later, no difference. Feel like I should cut out red wine and coffee to give them a fighting chance? (CUT OUT wine and coffee? *laughs hysterically.*)

Virus is GONE. *prayer of thanks spoken.*

Gotta go run errands, trying to figure out strategy du jour for exercise.

Hmmmmm.

I've got some of those white strips. But I can't live without my diet Mountain Dew. Which means that my teeth will keep turning a weird fluorescent green and that I will look like this in the mornings:
:caf:

Oh well. Can't have everything.

Jess, I never knew your story honey. Or if I did, I forgot (ask Kilogo, my memory is a sieve). Thanks for sharing though. Now I'll have to come up with some crappy jokes about bike shop dudes or toilet cleaning dudes or something. Sigh.

I suck.

Hi Jessica,

I am having computer problems also. I don't have the energy to go into all the things I have dealt with since Wednesday. I even ordered an up-grage McAfee think I might have a virus and it really crashed my computer, I then un-installed it. Things are better. My hotmail account is doing odd things, and my Yahoo account has been closed because of bouncing e-mail and I have hopefully re-opened it. All this trouble for a little less than adequate computer operator is enough to send my to the wine bottle.

I hope my life will get back to normal next week.

Carol

Wow.. you gals are funny! ;)

Carol - I hope you get your computer sorted out. There are a lot of viruses out there these days. Blech.

Corinna

First things first. I made the best rice, EVER. I have this Rachel Ray recipe ( I loved her, deeply, until one episode when she called Idaho "the Midwest." *winces.*) for Israeli spice, paprike, oregano, cumin, salt, pepper; it's an excellent rub for blackened chicken. I saw Tyler Florence use a similar spice mixture (yes, I have a huge crush on Tyler, Yes, I watch too much Food Network)(and no, Tyler hasn't made any apparent (to me) geographical gaffes, so I still consider him welcome in my kitchen An-eeee-time.) SO, Tyler mixes the stuff with olive oil, creating a paste marinade, and I did the chicken in that tonight. Had a wee bit left over, stuck that in the brown-rice pot, with a bit of chicken bullion, and some freshly plucked from the garden parsely, and OMG, it is YUMMMY! ANd has a nice colour to it.

Rest of day: cleared PC of virus (sounds like what's going on in your PC, Carol--it's the Beagle virus, and it's not cute and furry.) and then went to Gottschalks--dept store--got tees(nephews) and a couple of teddy bears (unborn twins, to complete quilt gift)...discovered debit card and military ID were missing. Aye-yipe. GOt a Klutz craft book for nephew, battery operated craft things he can make. Came home, found cards, made nephew a card with wooly Y-fronts and socks (because I teased hime that I'd give him wool socks and underwear--just what every boy in FL needs...), packed up sister's gift basket for neighbour, gummi bears for BIL, planes, tees, and b-day gift for nephew, addressed it, and set out on Gig Harbor outing; went on a 5 mile (plus half a mile there, half a mile back, to the bike shop) running trail, damn bandaid from ripped off toenail blistered the neighbouring toe. WTF??? Can I sue Bandaid? ...in the end, ran six miles, feel sore but okay; went to post office, went to :o BurgerKing, got a chicken sw and salad, no dressing, WORE it (like, dribble spilled everything down my front as I drove, poorly)--went to library, which didn't have the Cloud Atlas in the 3 7 day check out displays despite what the librarian said, renewed trashy books, got new Chevalier, too (will buy The Clout Atlas, I guess)ermmmm....came home, quilted a *TEEENY* but (like, three seams?) made dinner, and am now waiting for it to finish. Actually, it's probably done, am waiting on SHawn. I can hear my green beans screaming. I will respond to my dear friends and visitors later. :)

Ok.. so did you like, steal the stuff you got? Hehehe.. I hope you enjoy your dinner.

For the record, I don't think you can get wine in Canada for $2.99.. I'm sure we pay more than that for the sin tax. *grumble*

Corinna

Wow. SIX MILES???? You are like, the BIONIC WOMAN or something. (Watch out Lindsay Wagner!!) I am very very impressed. AND with evil, wasted Bandaid-created painful horrible blister. Wow. Baby, you ROCK.

I think I will try the spice mix you recommended for brown rice.

Man oh man. I can't believe you have to BUY the Cloud Atlas. Can't you try a different library (college perhaps?)??

Do you hear that? It's a choir of angels. And if you were here right now you'd see the shafts of sunlight beaming in through all the windows. It's God, you know, sending out JUBILATION upon me, because I FINISHED THE QUILT!!(top)(meaning, I still have to do the quilting portion, by machine, and attach the silky edging stuff. Which *usually* goes quickly, but all bets are off with this quilt...)

Woke up with torn-off-nail toe being really angry with me; next door blister toe seems quiet and calm, but I'm thinking I won't be running again today. PIty, too, because it's looking like a marvellous day; forecasters call for a high of 65, yesterday's high of 60 was surpassed, and we had64 at one point....ahhhh....spring....*opens window, birds twitter, one alights on her slender, non-bloodied finger* (it's official now, after last night's debacle with my rotary cutter, every finger on my left hand has a slice. Or a burn. Lovely, I tell you.)

...so I was backtracking to make my (overdue) responses, read, bla bla BLAH bla Whitestrip, and *gasp* ran upstairs to peel and stick. so now I have tingly gums and a funny, drooly lithsp (no, chummers, none of your writings ever get read as Blah bla bla Blah, I just didn't want to cut and paste your phrase because, remember, I'm innately lazy? Thanks for the "beautiful white (or, at the least, red wine and coffee stain-free) smile!" reminder, Chum. I'm sure there are worse things in the world than a Diet Mountain Dew in the AM.

Carol: go here:

http://www.sarc.com/

and go to the globe-looking thing about halfway down the page to the right, "check for security risks"--click on that, it'll ask you if you want to run a virus check or somesuch, and then runs a few minutes, telling you, in the end, if you are infected with anything. :o Your system, that is. Then, if you are, go back and scan the page for "removal tools, " run the program specific to your virus, and you're golden. Your bizarre happs sound alot like my Beagle Virus. I'm better now. *sneezes into kleenex, to keep her friends safe.*

Cori...theft is bad. I used my 25% interest rate *KAK* credit card. Theft is bad, but consumer gouging is safe, I guess? Sin tax...how sad...

Chum...not superwoman, bionic, or anything else *that* cool. But It was, pain aside, a nice run. OMG, to meet those guys? I'd be a fawning, gauche trainwreck!! And yeah, I love Rachel, too. Even bought her book. Brown rice tip--I actually don't measure a thing. I pour in rice, like about an inch or two in the pot, then cover it with water, give it a swirl, and test the water depth with my finger....If my finger goes up to the rice and the water is at my first knuckle, amounts are perfect. Works white and brown. But I haven't made white in...well, since I made my last 7 minute ubersalted quick mix. But really, I stick to brown. Mmmmm.



So I have to sign off rather abruptly, his royal highness needs me to run out and get paint supplies.

Today's numbers: 167.4
Goals: Move (possibly do the zoo this am?) get Shawn his stuff, put together stuff I'll need for crop, have a grown up afternoon being craft-y with strangers. Eat well, eat all meals.

Enjoy yourselves, friends!

Thanks for the information Jess. I will run that when I get to work tomorrow. I access my hotmail and aol account from my office. I have Yahoo DSL but don't use the Yahoo Browser. I use Explorer and Outlook Express for my office e-mail. The McAfee was blocking all kinds of things since I am so strung out on programs I like and they didn't. Anyway, I will run this in the morning and see what is going on. I got an e-mail from Yahoo saying "they" were having some problems and to please return their e-mail as a reply and I would be added back to Yahoo Groups or something like that. I have McAfee on my computer here at home and it blocks some things that I would want. It is always poping up and making me over ride their program when I first sign on.

Anyway, congratulations on the quilt. I hope you will send us a pic when you have it finished.

By the way, I did hit the wine bottle Friday evening. I was so irritated that I didn't even want to talk about the computer with David. I just drank wine and tried to forget.

Weather is is great. I am going out and work some more in the yard. Everything is sort of under control. We are going to have a patio poured out next to our outdoor kitchen. Our trees are getting so big that the grass is getting sparse so we will fix that, cover with cement. Also bought a new king sized mattress and box springs. The one he had was only 30 years old so decided it was time. We have put both egg crate foam and a pillow top on it. The cover looks brand new but it was firm and is still FIRM. I guess we need a little more padding on the shoulders, etc.

Hope you have had a nice week-end also. Thanks for your help.


Carol

The computer I am on now has lots of viruses. BAD computer.. Bad company I work for. It's SO annoying.

What is a KAK card?

Congrats on finishing the quilt.

Corinna

Jess. I am confused. Help me. I am much older than you and have lived a wild life up until now. I have lost many brain cells. You put your finger in the pot? Do you put it in until it hits the bottom of the pot? Then the water comes up to your first knuckle? Ack. It sounds good, but I don't want to F it up.

Did you get to the zoo?

Hi Jessica

Gone for a couple of days and I miss tons of stuff.

I love spritz cookies, since I have trouble staying away from them I only fix them at the holidays.

Wine - I have about a zillion bottles of sicilian red that has been given to me that I need to drink befroe we pcs.

I try not to take the kids to the commissary with me. I spend too much when I do. Hubby doesn't usually say much when I spend alot there. Usually its when we are out of everything that I do. That had steaks on sale Saturday but by the time I got there they were gone.

Yahoo keeps sending me an email saying that I have a virus and am sending it out and they always have an attachment that they say I should read. It is a virus, I don't open it. but then I scan the computer. Nothing so far. I've told my hubby not to open any attachments without scanning first. Hopefully, we won't get it.

I got the stuff to whiten my teeth but haven't done it. Need to do it when noone is home. It's one of those things I would have trouble justifiing to hubby.

Have a wonderful day.
Renee:D

I miss shopping at the commissary. We lived kind of far from the base (dad retired), but we'd go down there with coolers and stuff about once a month and load up the van with groceries. When I got older, they let me and my sis go to the BX while they got groceries. :D Good times!

What do you think of the white strips so far? Worth it?

The choir of angels were so beautiful singing your praises! It was hard to hear them over all the honking and general street noise, but I did manage to hear the word "quilt" and "hard body" and "wine" and presumed the singing was about you.

Congrats on finishing! You rock, baby!!!

Sorry, I forgot to tell you about this yesterday.

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
(Angels drink too, my darling, so you have nothing to fear; only my incessant ridicule)

Chum, and Chum... thanks. :) Yes, I did get top the zoo, it was a good, heavy breathing, sweaty time. I held Ab and walked the hilly bits quickly. It was kinda' like National lampoon's Euro vakay--look! Big Ben!! Houses of Parliament! only, look! a muskox! look! a sleeping Polar bear! look! reindeer!! She's not a real, zoologist in training animal lover, though, she likes fast trips.
Rice, explained. Get a smallish (2 quart?) pot, put in one inch or so rice, add water, enough to cover plus a bit, swirl it to where the rice has settled. dip your finger to where it *just* grazes the top of the rice; the water level, at "perfect" should hit your first knuckle. *with your finger just grazing the top of the rice.*
dea...I think I missed the Comissary, too...it had been so long since I had used my bennies... dunno why (oh yeah I do...the time involved.) White strips? ermmm, I dunno. It's kinda like losing your first 5 pounds...you think there's a difference, but you really can't tell...
renee...that's what my d**n Beagle virus looked like, from my ISP's admin (it was a "spoof" of the admin, though.) (ugh. I had to fight round two with the thing yesterday. )(Ugh.) (and another UGH!!)
Cori-KAK is the gagging, choking,coughing, splutter sound one makes when in a disgusted rage. I've condensed it for my purposes.)
Carol--so far I really like the Norton av, wqe've used it for as long as its been out and we've had PCs. I have to renew my subscription. :o ....note to self...


So yesterday was busy busy; went to DIY He// store to ge tShawn painting stuff, got some plants and garden soil (I like to live on the edge) and spenta huge chunk of my day gardening. Other chunks were spent walking the zoo, and then going to that crop... not great fun but I met another triathlete chick. Liked her.
Forgot lunch and dinner, ate a really late whole wheat burrito with cheese, mushrooms, lettuce and light ranch. Lunch consisted of bites of trail mix, an orange, and a half a granola bar thing.**oh yeah, and grapes and peanut m&ms.*
Today's plan--eat. Move. Finish quilt. Possibly help Shawn paint. Go to golf lesson. oooh. Ab's upstairs, I hear thumping. Perhaps she's wrestled kitty and has a "pin?" oooh. Bad sign, howling. Ciao, mi bellas...

Zooin, Gardenen, shoppin, swimmin, abbin,spicy ricein, sippin....oh quiltin.... :caf:

I'm just sittin and typin.....thinkin bout all I should be doin.....

Heck up.... Just drank Gamay... :( Oh no sorry just dreamin...

Jess,
i just posted in your nemo journal...woops!!! Just shows how little I've been around lately, didn't even notice straight off,......anyway will post you again soon.,....two posts in one day is enough for me I think!!!

Laoise

Oh well I hope the howling wasn't serious?

How's the toe? Better I hope, your digits are seriously going through it this month Jess! :D

Donna

Hi Jess,
not feeling too inspiring at the moment but wanted to stop in and say hi so you dont think i am having an aussie hissy fit lol...
You are busy as always i see...good job on getting that quilting done..you are awesome!
hugs bell :)

thanks for the hello, bell!
Howling? Dunno what it was all about. That was, like, forever ago. The toe? Also, like, forever ago (though, yes, as a matter of fact, it still hurts. I'm just in denial.)
a copy and paste from my old journal

:D Hi Leeeeeesha!!!~ )I like spelling it the dumb, phonetic way; your regular spelling is too dang hard :) )
I *am* milking the Nemo thing, in my new journal; the squishy reference is a quote of Dory's. HAPPY TO SEE YOU!!
Maxi....yup, busy busy busy. Yup!!

The day is to-die-for-GORGEOUS, I had a nice long walk with Ab in the stroller, walked to the coffee shop8 blocks southwest of here, then walked up to the rental/house for sale another 12 blocks southwest of the coffee shop, then went to the park several blocks south of that, then back to the rental, then back home. At the rental, I had intended to help Shawn with the painting(he wanted me to paint the bathroom, only he didn't want me to start today...Instead he wanted me to garden, HIS way...)--SO I gardened (his way) --weed pulling fun fun fun-- Now I'm trying to decide what to do while Ab sleeps. Oh, wait, I know. Finish the Dang Quilt....(soooo...close...) Then I might work on photo reorganization, maybe pull up a chair outside....No, wait, I need to bleach the chairs (have I bought the Tilex yet? No...)


AAAAK... Going to fart around forums a bit, then quilt. And I'll post piccies of the finished product so all of you can act impressed. ;)

ftr...


no wine yesterday.


:)


(not that anyone's concerned or anything.)

Hi Jessica, decided to kill a half hour reading journals...and again, you totally crack me up. BTW, I'm having yellow tail shiraz as I type. (have you tried this? I recommend it...cheap, but tastes significantly more expensive than it actually is...easily fools friends who only pretend to know something about decent wine...) DH, bless him, bought me a set of those globe-sized stems while on recent conference trip. Also recommend the over-sized globe ... makes it look like you are drinking much less wine than you actually are. Almost made up for the filthy laundry he left all over the bed room.

On to other journals! --Iv

IV...you had me at hello!!! (and the wineglass tips only helped :D)

remember that choir of angels? They got into a cheap Chilean case of wine, and hic hic, lalala, I think I'm making great progress on my quilt.

Ha.

The quilting part? Fine. Great. Super, smashing, in fact.

The edging?

Dude.

First, the blue is so wrong it hurts. Second, the fancy stitch I use to make it look purty skips stitches; user error? Silk edge? Machine tired...so...tired???


Who knows. (it's...just...bad...)

Angels are laughing their asses off right now.

I will submit piccies, but piccies don't do the scary bits justice.

The Quilt.

Done, at last.

I dunno whether to give it, keep it, burn it, or what.

OY.

here's big cat.

She seems to have grown attached to the quilt, I guess all the pins felt like sibling nails, the fluffy backing felt like sib hair.

Sorry, toots, it's going away.

Oy, part two.

i am not worthy :bow:
you are a domestic goddess, i think the quilt looks great..like your cat too.. :)
hugs bell :)

Hi jessica

Just so you know, angels aren't the only ones who drink: priest do too. I see them in the coffee shop drinking a grande beer. Or mucho grande vino. Never see the nuns though. I guess they are all up at the convent. I've got some big globe wineglasses. wonderful things. Prefer them to the regular size ones. Was going to have wine last night but never got around to opening the bottle. Beside I would have to make a decision, which Siclian red do I want to drink?

I see you've been busy, busy, busy. I think the quilts are pretty. I'm jealous, I wish I was that crafty. Oh well. I will get my creative thing in this coming weekend. I'm helping sew the costumes for the school play - the King and I. Should be interesting.

Take care.

Renee:D

:bow: I'm with Bell, I bow to you "oh domestic goddess queen!" The quilt is beautiful and I can't imagine anyone not being truly appreciative of such a thoughtful gift.
My first thought was, "oh my gosh, how beautiful! And wouldn't Dantae just love the pattern and colors!"
You did a beautiful job Jess! :D

Donna

p.s. And your cat looks really cute! :D
*please know that that is high regard coming at ya! Cause when I say the word "cat" my mind pictures a dirty, scruffy version of "Tom the cartoon cat" from our childhood (as in Tom & Jerry cartoons), not the soft, cuddly, really clean looking cat you have pictured! Ya know Jess, if you keep this crap up you'll weaken me on the whole animal thing! Maybe I need some more "poop horror stories" to get me back to my right thinking! :laugh:

Wow, nice quilts!! I can see why the cat likes it so much :) Your kitty looks soooo cozy up on it.

:o awwwww, thanks friends!

But really. Look close at the pic with kitty. Didn't that make you wince?

But I learned a couple of lessons.
1. Bigger squares are better. If you have two seams off by 1/16th of an inch, you're only off a total of 1/8. Which hides well in a 4" square. If you're off that same 1/16th over, I dunno, 16 squares, HI, that's AN INCH which is half of your 2" square (hence, I put the smaller squared quilt on a diagonal with banding between my patches.
2. Doing a project for the thrift of it just means more work. The third quilt was a result of excess fabric I couldn't bring myself to throw away. Had I thrown it away, I'd never have had the run-in with the angels.
3.Men don't appreciate the work that goes into quilts. (Shawn's comment last night earned him a dirty glare-- "Dude, you're not done YET?")




So. WHatever. Today I'm looking for chenille for Ab's spring/summer quilt and going for a walk at Titlow Beach (I swear that's it's name; I call it in need of a bra beach)--as well, I'm getting copper knobs for the kitchen at the rental (there's a 70s copper-tile look backsplash that I think could look pretty cool correctly accessorized, the kitchen is all white except for that detail and the black microwave,dishwasher, and stove/oven.) --and looking for chrome fixtures for the bathroom to replace the bad brass-and-oak things that are there.

So I'm off to do it to it.

Will try to eat well today. Yesterday I screwed up the whole lunch/dinner/eating late/drinking wine thing.

Blaming the quilt.:tomato:



OH WAIT!!!!! Forgot to mention. LAst night, after making the quilting comment, SHawn comes up looking sheepish. Because he's downloaded another virus. A new worm. Netsky.d@mm. SO I got to spend a nother chunk of time fixing that.


AAAK.

I like the quilts.... They look cozy....

Ever heard of Weed spray.....:D I love the stuff.... KILLS WEEDS DEAD! MUHAHAHAHAHAH

Hi Jess,

The quilt is really nice. I don't know if I would ever have the patience to do one. I like the cat also. She has really grown into a beautiful one. Is she big or just looks it in the pic.

I ran that program you recommended yesterday. It was really strange, it would scan up to 7000 plus files and then turned off my computer. I never could find out what was going on. No notice just scannning one minute and black screen the next. Anyway, that is the only strange thing going on now so I guess I can live with that.

Glad you and Ab are enjoying the nice weather.

Carol

Maxi....even with the spray, you need to eventually pull the offensive dead guys...Plus, I've found weed killer is also quite efffective at killing my plants. And pretty much, I can do that pretty well myself without help. :)

Carol--that sounds scary with thet computer; If that were happenning to me I'd call my ISP for free tech help. Because that can't be a good thing, it sounds like a virus has gone under your protect program? I don't know.

well, I gotta get going for real (after I scrub whitener slime from my teeth...), so as not to stand up our "dates"

Why don't you just get Norton Anti Virus? It would be a good investment, considering how many things you get on your computer. Or perhaps smother Shawn with one of the lovely quilts...

BTW, quilts are lovely. I think the bright blue edges are wonderful for little ones. They need some bright colors around. Do you disagree???

Big cat is AMAZING. Gorgeous hunk of feline flesh.

As for domestic goddess. I hear Martha Stewart Living's Board is looking for someone....

AND if you drank out of a punch bowl, no one would ever guess how much wine you are drinking.

Jessica I am truly not worthy to be your friend. Right now I am calling you the big B word. Here is a gal that can run triathlons, out swim me, and she makes quilts better than an old fashioned UT girl. BAD JESS
I am telling you I am going to come kick your heiny if you tell me you make your own jam and kneed your own bread.

Girl those quilts are bueatiful. I begged the mother in law just to put a border around some pretty already quilted panels I found at the sewing store. Of all the quilts I have made I still do not know how to do the outside edge.

PS you look bored Jess. Can I interest you in making baby clothes...lol
Chet constantly says that I am only letting the grandmas come after the baby so they will sew all this stuff I have bought and never gotten to. He is calling the project "The grandma sweat shop"

Chum--the Norton I *have,* the update I *got* seems to be letting all these Bas***ds through! And I am far too cheap, and do my own work, to be considered Martha's replacement! (don't I wish, though.)...If anyone knows how I can harness, and make money off of, my creativity, BRING IT ON.....(I just lack the requisite self esteem to ask people to *pay* me for making stuff. ???? I dunno. It's weird.)

Ceej--clothing is, like, the one area that brings on a case of the nerves. I'm not a precise, falls directions-kind-o-gal. I'm more a, sew lines and squares and fudge it. You'll note, I haven't said alot about the doll clothes I've made...cuz I've been avoiding making 'em! :o ...But if you tell me colors of your room I can make you cottony receiving things, and heck, I'll even custom quilt you something but what the heck kind of quilt does one make for AZ?????



...sad news, good news. Good first: a good friend of mine from a previous life (IKEA Business Planning) had his baby. Technically, his wife had her. And I know that's a big technicality. Yep, time for another quilt. Batik brights, fun fun.
sad...another friend from that same previous life, actually, the gal who got the management position the new dad was hoping for, found out she has breast cancer. She's 38. 7? Young. This is the closest I've gotten to the C word, in age and social circle. Certainly makes me thing getting a mammogram ain't a bad idea. And of course, good, strong, I am woman, hear me overcome this thoughts in Chris' name, are always appreciated (prayers, too.)




So. In dietary news, my dinner sucked, I made a sole that had been sort of dredged in Italian dressing and breadcrumbs and parmesan; the flavor was good in the seasoning, but the fish was very fishy and overcooked.:( I couldn't plate and eat it, too depressing, so I had a fish and lettuce sandwich.:tomato: Lunch was a leftover turkey veg sandwich. Bf--I couldn't eat and whiten, and had to run out the door. SO it was sort of forgotten. But I had pretzels, organis, ww pretzels... again :tomato:

Ab's in High Winge mode, she fell off her Elmo riding thing and biffed her chin well, she's bruised and has shed a wee bit of blood. Add to this, she had about 30 mins nap, and .....aaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhh....Elmo's Christmas has been on continu-o-loop. Annoying as it is, OH YEAH, it's MARCH, it makes her happy. So at "again again!!!!" I again it.

Oy.

Somebody shoot me now. But only a tranq,I wanna be around for the squidget.


forgot to say. Today:
went to park, walked alot, played, (froze while playing, as gloriously blue skies turned ominously grey :( )
went to Lowes, Target, Craft store; got knobs, bath hardware, and chenille; went to rental, changed out knobs, found myself 6 short; took out old bath hardware, found myself spackle-less, Ab crapped herself, home beckoned; came home, did laundry, went to grocery store, cooked, made phone calls, came here. There's my day. Encapsulated.

I like the quilts! Cute cat, too.. You're very talented. :)

I hope you get to chill tonight.

Corinna

Hi Jessica

You are a quilting queen. I have forbid my hubby from downloading anything without asking first. But I did that a long time ago after he did a swedish fetish download that put the desktop and browser in Swedish and made the homepage a swedish porn site. took me 2 hours to fix that mess. Of course it was 4 am and I was already mad at him. Since then he doesn't download.

sorry about the friend with breast cancer. My SIT's sister just found out that she has breast cancer. she is only in her 30's. Yep, those horrible, uncomfortable mammograms are important. I've been having yearly ones since I was 35.

take care.
renee:D

after he did a swedish fetish download that put the desktop and browser in Swedish and made the homepage a swedish porn site. took me 2 hours to fix that mess. Of course it was 4 am and I was already mad at him. Since then he doesn't download.
:rofl: Renee, I love that you shared this because I swear I was cracking up and thinking, "omg, this could have so been James!" (my DH) Just goes to show you, no matter how tall or small, thin or thick, men are men! And my DH isn't allowed to download anything either without permission! :laugh:

Jess, sorry to hear about your friend. So many things become more "real" as we get older. If you think you're reflecting now, wait til you hit 40, then you REALLY start to think about the scans, 'ograms and screenings. It's almost overwhelming! But at least we're trying to beat the odds by eating healthy most of the time and exercising and staying active. :hug:

Another productive day for Jess, but then again, every day is a productive day to me cause you do more in one day than I do in 3! :D

Donna

Damn virus......

I cant keep up with your journal, no wonder it hit 100 pages last time, every time i come in here its grown. I like the idea of your quilt. I love to knit but would love to learn how to make a quilt. maybe i should try to progress past knitting scarves first though.

Anyway hope life is treating you well, and that you get your kitchen sorted out and that you enjoyed titlow beach.......hee hee

Catch ya later

LEEEEEEEESHAAAA

Hey Jess...

You deserve a break today! or tomorrow... But deserve yes you do... :cruise:

Hi Jess,

I am sorry about your friend. I hear what Donna is saying. Wait till you are in your 60's and your friends are dropping. Not fun.

Your days are busy enough to sink the strongest. I so admire your zest for life and your creativity. :)

So far my computer is doing okay. I have this gut feeling that Yahoo had something to do with all my problems. Since they informed me that they had a problem and they hoped it was fixed I haven't had any blackouts and can access everything.

Hope your day is going well.

Carol

heh.


Hi friends.

Cori--chill....I sort of did. Ab went to sleep quickly, and I read a bit. I *guess* that's "chilling" (or do you mean, I hope you remained frozen to the bone by your park jaunt in fleece vest and teeshirt?...)
renee...Oy. I think having Tord, Sven, Bjorn, Eivor and Brigite on my desktop at 4 in the morning would do me in. (And no, the names do not come from personal "experience;' rather, reading my IKEA catalog with great frequency.) ....And yeah, I guess it's time to schedule a bosom squishing. Eww, and getting girl bits checked. How delightful.
Donna--I may "do" more (on paper) but I guarantee you workout more AND have a cleaner house :)
Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesha--I'd love to be more adept at knitting. I can't knit one purl one to save my life; I never know which is which. Since my sister initially taught me to knit, and she's a lefty, looking at knitting instructions never helps me, either. :( Oh well.
Maxi--a BREAK? *hysterical laughter.*
Carol--I hope the pc continues to be happy for you. As for me and my zest, about the only zest I have right now is the soap in the shower. Only *that's* Caress, not Zest. *sigh*

So Today I'm freakin' tired. Ab woke up at about (or very slightly before) midnight, SHawn tried to get her back to sleep in her bed, to no avail, so he brought her back into ours; she thrashed, cried, coughed, hacked, cried, and thrashed til about 1:50. Then a freak rainstorm beating against the windows woke me up again at about 4, til about 5. Then Ab woke up at 7. Very slightly before 7. My synapses won't connect for the maths necessary to figure how much sleep I got. And I woke up with a screaming headache, with a fish smelling house.

I was a non fish eater for about 28 years of my life. 32 years? Anyhow, I only recently started eating seafood, cooking seafood. One of my objections in the past was The Smell. What I realized is, cooking the right fish (18 dollar a pound salmon) leaves the house smelling gourmet, cultured, healthy. Cooking 4.00 pre-packaged fillet of sole leaves the house smelling....wrong.

So. What else.

There is awarning on the Crest Whitestrips package, for best results do not brush teeth before use. Well, this morning, toothbrushing was attempt#1 at waking myself up. (didn't work.) Whitestripping after toothbrushing feels delightfully like applying a saltscrub after shaving. I believe the packaging calls it "some sensitivity..." How pleasant.

Diet-y bits.
The last few days I have been lazy in my workout efforts--walking has been it, some intervals involved, but not at all like biking, or running, or even swimming. My rationale is, this is a break week, dash it all. Abby has no Y classes, and I have work to do to help Shawn at the rental so we may sell it quickly and make lots of money. SO, so....so laziness is acceptable, this week. As well, my eating has been....well....not bad, no ice cream, no fast food, no sweets; preparing the standard healthy foods, not huge quantities...And I got on the scale today to see 170. Possibly, it could have read, 154, as I didn't have my glasses on; doubtful, though. And....uh....well, yeah, I'm frustrated.

Pfffft.

So today's plans. More rental house work, spackling, Killz-ing, hopefully painting; going to Lowes for 6 more knobs, going to Target to return the toilet paper holder I didn't need, going to the fabric store for batik fabric. Hopefully cutting out chenille squares. Laundry, housekeeping.

The cat is about to.... I dunno. Meet an untimely demise? Get locked into the garage? Get thrown outside?(she's an indoor keekee.) So far this morning, she has climbed 5 feet up 5 different times, to get onto the shelf where Bruce the bull who broke but was painstakingly glued back together again lives; I think she's in love. Maybe it's time to get her a little sister/brother? (oh, no. I can barely deal with the wastes of ONE cat...) ...Oh, and she's decided the couch back is her scratching post, AND she's attacked Ab...I hear a muffled scream as I'm soaking dishes, I'm wondering, where's the kid???Under comforters? And I look around; there is the cat, ON Ab's head, imagine an octopus attack, body on face, tentacles around head... ANd Ab's freaking out. Ya think? so I come after the cat, bellowing like a charging African elephant. She runs, fast, away. Ab is fine, after some amount of holding and comforting.

And it's only 9:37.

Still, time to go start my day; dressing, Killzing, spackling, store-ing. (I believe some cultures call that "shopping.")

Hey Jess!

Long time, no write. OMG read your entire journal in a matter of an hour and am up-to-speed on the goings on of your life. I have to admit, I am quite jealous of all you domestic divas. The best I can do is do laundry,dishes, cook a meal or two, and clean the house. I wish I had creative charges like everyone in here! But hey, some of us have different creative angles than others.

The pictures are wonderful, Ab is a beauty and the kitty cat is sweet.

Can you tell how absolutely bored I am at the moment? I am sitting in my office, typing away on the computer, on the Diet Talk site, because there is absolutely nothing to do. Blah! Well, I actually got everything done for today. But still.

Well girlie, I will be dropping in again soon. If it makes you feel any better, I have not slept much in the past couple days either and I can't understand why. And although this is old news, the neighbor thing is hysterical. I have to deal with annoying 18-yr-old pregnant screaming woman upstairs. All she does day and night is yell at her bf, wanting him to change, complaining about money, and she really irritates me to no avail. If our landlords end up selling the place, unfortunately for her, she is the first to go according to the people buying the place. Oh well. Tough luck I guess, but at least it will be quiet again....

TTFN Jess. I will drop in again soon and say hello!

Melinda :D

Whew! I'm exhausted! You are proof positive that life is not fair. With all you accomplish in a day, weight should just melt off of you! :sigh:

As for the fish....I'm not even allowed to buy it anymore. I kept making this decision that I was going to eat more fish. Would buy a hunk or two at Trader Joes (along with chocolates which they evilly put right above the fish), come home, eat the chocolates, put the fish in the freezer, and forget all about it for the next 6 mos until it would inevitably fall out of the freezer onto DH's foot while he was questing for ice cream. This happened so many times that he declared NO MORE FISH! Sadly, this means I also no longer go to TJs. I have no healthy reason to head over there. But I sooooo liked shopping at TJs. Wandering around seeing what new bread, or cheese, or chocolate, or coffee they had.... But like an alcoholic who can no longer go to bars, I must avoid it.

Hope you have a less crazy few hours! :wave:

well lesseee....(Or, in my last 12 minutes of whitestripping, ledstthhee)

Busy day. Productive day. Crap eating day--skipped bf, had a banana, had some pretzels and a string cheese but otherwise skipped lunch, came home at 4:30 and ate a trail mix bar, banana, and a lettuce, cheese and turkey sandwich. Currently dinner is cooking, but I can't see how I'll be able to choke down *more* food, even Mock Mexican chicken and rice(mix) burritos. Yeah, lame dinner, but it's all about speed, no effort.

I *need* to do my laundry but I'm tired, dangit. I got to the rental, started masking, ran out of tape, started Kilz-ing, got really :-& -ed out by the body hairs I found ON THE CEILING (note--portions of this post may be graphic and unsuitable for readers with weak stomachs-Donna--Reader Discretion is advised)--then went to KMart, Lowes, Target, and the fabric store. Found some great batiks for Charlottte Rose's quilt--taking my lead from her middle name...get it...rose... ....Oh, right, got masking tape, a quick cheese and banana snack for me and Abby, drove Ab to sleep, left her in the car (I know, CPS come get me now) while I finished masking, covering the floor with dropcloth, painting prep-stuff, painted...Ab woke up (we checked up on her frequently) (have you ever tried to paint with a kid on your hip? Not fun.) and I finished painting, then hung the new curtain, cleaned up after the painting, then came home and washed my nasty hands. Then ate. Then sat here. After prepping the chicken and throwing it in the oven. Now I need to fold laundry, then I can decide if I want to cut squares or not. And take off the witestrips.

Note the absence of exercise.
:tomato:

mel and Badger, thanks for visiting!! mel--I hope thiss get more exciting for you at work :D Badger--tell me about the unfairness of it all...I swear I have the metabolic rate of a slug with endocrine system issues...If slugs *have* endocrine systems...

Poor Abby! Bad cat. :( You're allowed to take a break from working out when real life gets in the way, you know. Lighten up! I hope the rest of your day went better..

I hope you sleep better tonight, too

Corinna

cut squares. Did rough layout. Talked to Shawn about goals and dreams. Was told to clean the paint stain out of his jeans (semi jokingly, semi kindly. It was a sort of funny moment.)

Feel most guilty about lack of activity, as though yes, in fact my body is becoming all "Bad Squishy."

Found out about ANOTHER pregnancy in the bike shop. Yep, another quilt.

Oy.

Going to bed now.

Jessica

You are making me tired just reading your journal. Looks like you had a rough/busy day. I don't even want to know how the hairs got on the ceiling.

Take care
Renee

Between quilting and making up baby baskets you are fully employed as a gift giver...you are such a sweet person!
So Shawn figures washing the stains out of his jeans is one of your life goals??? i am sure YOU have bigger ideas than that lol..
Hair on the ceiling????as long as the head wasnt attached to it i guess thats ok...makes my brain hurt thinking about how it got there lol..maybe as they were painting their hair got in the way???who knows?
Have an awesome day tomorrow..
hugs bell :)

All that labor on the rental IS your exercise each day! That's some serious manual labor there Jess, I'd at least do a "rough average" and add in the time as exercise minutes. After all, all movement is good movement, isn't that what we tell everyone else!? :D

I'll be interested to see how "clean" I can keep things once Dantae is truly mobile! I have a feeling my days of "simple picking up" and "tidying" will be over and replaced by daily scrubbings of something or other out of my dang carpets and or couch! Clearly the "pre walking" stage is still my "honeymoon!" :D

Jess, you are one powerhouse of a SAHM! :up:

Donna

Ack! I'm tired just reading your journal. You're way more organized and generous and creative than you give yourself credit for.

Try to have a calm, cool, collected -restful- day! You're wearing the rest of us out ;)

Andrea

Jess, you are so active even though you're not doing intentional exercise...... every bit of activity counts. Don't sell yourself short. I hope you get a good nights sleep one of these days. It's hard when there's so much going on!

I think you are amazing and you're doing a great job! Take care and have a good Thursday......

MMMMMMMM - Just Lurking.. :shifty:

I say amen to Andrea.

I am tired just reading your journal. I always thought I was able to go and go but I am now in awe of a real professional. lol

Carol

Cori--sleep went Better, thanks. Well, until I had this dream; I was asked to go back to the flooring store only it was a jewelry store with bad security and tho guys in a mini made up to look like a police car came through the window and robbed us at gunpoint?? I woke up at this point, I was 'way cold so I snuggled up to Ab, who woke up at 11 and three but fell to sleep quickly.
Renee--we *think* a flipped towel, like when primate dude was drying himself and moved his towel to the front...again...:-&
bell...BODY hairs. Think, hairs left under the toilet seat, but far, far more of them. and again... :-&
Donna...it wasn't a very physical period, except maybe the painting. SO I really don't want to add it to minutes. Heck, all the gardening was alot more physical, and I don't want to add that and "inflate" my minutes. I guess it's all about having a rest week.
Andrea--today I'm allowing myself to have a slower day. As I did laundry last night, it kinda' hit me, I *have* been running in hyperactive productivity mode, like I have to finish *everything* today. And I'm wondering if the activity is a way for me to divert my attention away from alot of the pain I'm feeling from the loss of weaning (and intimacy!)--Like if I move, move, move, move, I won't have time to be sad, I'll just drop at t h eend of the day. And I'll have things to think about other that...bad stuff. MOre in this vein after I acknowledge a couple more dear friends!!
DJ--thanks, I know all activity "counts" but I know in terms of training me to do a 12 K and a triathalon, I have to push the envelope. Not the paint roller. Good to see you :D
Maxi...lurk away, m'darlin'.
Carol--as to your amen, my response to her does get into the whys and wherefores. And again, I think today may be a slower day.

So The whole bad feelings/busy thing is a concern, kinda'; I mean, on the one hand it's a win win situation, I do and do and do and do; I have 3 quilts so far to show for it, which will go toward getting me going (in terms of "product to sell" If/when I do my own website, customizing baby gifts and quilts to the buyers' specifications, in addition to selling custom cards and other various and sundry gift baskets, etc, etc, etc.)--but It's within the realm of possibility that I'm Really Not Happy and I'm hiding myslef in this flurry of activity. Putting Maybelline cover-up on a cancerous lesion, ya might say. ???

Last night Shawn gave me the news about the pg gal; she and I have had, at best, a contentious relatiopnship, and she's not one of these people I just ADORE and am just DELIGHTED for when she has GREAT news. Add to that, pretty much I have jealous pangs when anyone I know gets pg, it's such a sweet, awesome, special time; growing a baby and feeling the life develop, having friends and loved ones fawning all over you (though, God know, when I was pg I felt big and awkward and ignored) ....Do I really *want* a second child? Not really, I think out family, my life, is complete with one. I can't imagine the more-than-one dynamic. But I guess it'd be nice to have an OPTION....Shawn's definitely on the "he!! no!!! Side of the fence, I'm on the mostly no, but yearning and envious of others. Not a good thing, not a good place. So there's that side.

I go in to my therapist in a couple of weeks, and we're doing some sort of eye-movement-transfer-thing (Andrea????) that *should * jump me out of some of this bad stuff, help to move me forward.

Other news.

Numbers: 169. even. I'm not sure if whitestrips are a good thing in the morning; I have skipped breakfast three days running. I *never* skip breakfast. It's part of my routine. :( well, yesterday I had a banana...

Today's plan: go to rental, attach towel bars. Go to Y, volunteer at the den of all that is sickness. (I'm fighting an itchy, sore throat.) Work on chenille quilt, some cards, more laundry, more straightening. Move, cook, eat.

Abby's in "crabby beast" mode.

And I gotta get to the rental before our nursery gig.

Happy days :)

Glad you are going to slow down a bit.

You have such creative ideas. You will get this sorted out. It may just be that you are having a hard time keeping challenged mentally staying at home. I always felt like I was not using all my mind. You may stay so busy to keep from feeling bored.

Carol

Today I'm in "crabby beast" mode. TOM ambushed me last night, coming in from the dark silently, stealthily (like you, my lurking friends) leaving me curled up in the fetal position, fighting for breath, unwilling to move to get Ibubrofen, but necessitating movement so I wouldn't...errrr...(how to state delicately) ...stain the bed...

So I had a crap night's sleep.


Again.


Then got on the scale, 170.6. ...

I kept trying to log on yesterday to gain strength form you, dear friends, as I fought the evil chocolate chip cookie dough monster, and the monster won out. SOrt of. I used some restraint, had about 3?4? Cookies overall, but the rest of the day wasn't good on a diet front; again, skipped meals, then a cheese, turkey and veg sandwich, aforementioned cookie dough... cookies...one glass wine...

I'm really digusted, disheartened, (in pain) and discouraged. WHY do I have to BUST MY ***** to maintain this pathetic, sluggish, slogging, maintaining then losing, like, HALF a POUND-style weight loss; if I so much as look at chocolate chip cookie dough...pooof...back into the seventies I go... No, I'm not happy.

Lessee. Yesterday's (sedentary, can't call 'em )"activities"--finished up the bath at the rental, was about to clean but evidently the guys weren't moved out yet. :( Uh.....went to nursery, watched, horrified, as my child bullied younger, smaller, sweeter children, uhhhh.....made a really sweet "congratulations" card--used some sage-y chenille, cut a purple star out of cardstock, sewed a stitch line in mustard yellow around the star, photocopied on my color copier a really fun hunk of batik that has sages and purples in it, made an envelope out of that paper...ran the dishwasher, drove Ab to sleep, took a long, shaving shower, worked on chenille quilt, finished top, basted it together, started "quilting" (machine-quilting at seam lines) baked cookies, straightened basement/play area and vaccuume; 'course, you can't tell today, as SHawn helped Ab trash it last night as I quilted. ANd it's, like, chenille-death on the vaccuumed areas.

Oy.

I'm going to go for a run prior to swimming with Ab, then my mom is coming over to walk, I think. SHe's irritating me right now. But, given my mood....uhhh...Mother Theresa would irritate me. As it's rainy nasty, I'm not too anxious to walk, I'm not afraid of wet so much as I hate to make Ab uncomfortable.

I hate this listless, lethargic, "I du' waaannnnna work out" thing.


Pah.

Oy.

Pfft.

(hi Carol :) )(just saw you stopped in.)

Hi Jess,

I have a question. Why did you back chocolate chip cookies? Just wondering. I don't know if I would ever have gotten any baked, would probably eaten all the dough. There are times I really don't need any temptations.

Today will be better.

Carol

Just hang in there, jess...... you are so busy that a few cookies aren't going to be so bad. You're just going through a slump right now. It might be that you need sunshine! We all do right about now. What a difference a nice sunny day can make......

Maybe for awhile you should buy cookies so you won't be tempted by the dough. That's what I did last year when I just couldn't seem to leave the cookie dough alone. And Alan loves cookies. So I just started buying them.

Your swim and your walk will help you feel better...... even if your mom is irritating you right now. LOL All mom's can irritate their kids. I irritate mine all the time..... I tell them it's my job... *grin*

At least your mom doesn't live with you!!!!!!! MINE DOES! lolol 8-}

Take care and have a good weekend!

Do you usually lose when you have TOM? I do, but people tell me I'm a strange case. Most women seem to gain or retain water so they show a gain... When you're in a TOM mood it's hard to be patient with the scale, but don't let it worry you. You're working hard and doing the right things. It will come. I still believe if you could figure out a way to eat at more consistent times that could be a key. Good luck & feel better!

Lisrey :up:

sorry you are feeling crappy sweetie..you need to slow it down pal and relax for a day or ten..i think you are wearing yourself out and you need a break!
why not get Shawn to watch Ab for the day one time and take a day just for you to do what you want to do..
hugs bell :)

quickly....here's the house we're selling.

http://locator.nwmls.com/scripts/mgrqispi.dll?APPNAME=Locator&PRGNAME=MLSLogin&ARGUMENTS=-ANE,-AA,-A,-N3324139


...that gleaming bathroom? All me, baby. :D

The house is great Jess, I'm sure you won't have any trouble selling it. And the bathroom does gleam! :D

Maybe this week needs to be about rest. You are so busy, both physically and mentally and with all the extras you've been doing maybe you're just plain worn out and need some rest. Never feel bad about giving your body what it needs. :D

Donna

AWE! The house looks awesome! Can I have it? :) Very cool!

Lisery, I wish I were you and lost during TOM! I always gain and feel like a big fat cow and can't fit into half of my clothes...Jess, don't you just want to tear everyones head off and then you feel bad and start crying about it and apologize? Emotions gone wild for me at the time. Next week baby....but I have noticed exercise helps.

Keep your head up and you definitely need a day off. You should go to a day spa, relax!

Have a great weekend!!!!!

Melinda :D

ohmigod, mel, WHERE did you find dude Crush dude?...and hey, you and bf were talking about moving up here, right??? :D
...Tom USED to be alright for m