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OMG, that's exactly what I looked like when I was pregnant!! However, I gained 42# with the first one, then got smart and only gained 26# with the second one. Tooooo funny!! OMG, don't even get me started on this crazy bitch!!! Yeah, how is it that she's on food stamps AND paying for fertility treatments??? :thumbup::cursing: Did ya'll hear she's gone into hiding? She's getting hate mail out the wazoo after she opened up a website asking for $$$!!! Amen, sister!!!******** I've been sooooooo blue today and don't know why!? Maybe just sleepy but very unsociable all day. Long week and I want it to be OVER. Also got some marriage issues I'm trying to work thru. Nothing real serious, just trying to come to terms with the fact that a few things will just never change and I have to learn how to be OK with that. HA! Easier said than done. Think it might be a tad worse because Valentine's is coming up and I'm just not in the mood! Kat - were you able to talk Manda into coming home to your house?? What's going on with the MRSA? How is she feeling physiclally, anyway? Hugs and prayers still coming your way. Judy - Where are Jen and Joe going? Just to get away for the weekend or something official? Hey, i feel ya.... I'd die for sure if I had to take care of a little active guy like Ethan all day, every day for a week!! Yikes! You must need a really, really long nap! Welcome suzyt!! I'm pooped myself. My grumpy attitude really took it out of me today. I'm going night-night. Love you all!!

This totally boggles my mind how you guys can swing back and forth in weight like that! I'd FREAK OUT!!! As I've told ya'll my weight is VERY steady...swings a pound or two at most. What gives? :thumbup:

That's HILARIOUS!! :laugh: Tracy just doesn't love is anymore....... it's plain to see.:crying:

I can eat pasta ONLY if it's fresh pasta!? Y'know, like at a high end italian restaurant or those refrigerated pastas at the grocery store. Otherwise I PB like a madwoman for hours -- same as the Bobster.

Kat - thank you for the update and I"m glad to hear that you are all doing a *little* better. That's a hopeful sign. Jane - That is awesome news!!! ...and we needed that!!!

Gratitude for today: That I have money to buy groceries.

Hi Kat - I sure hope you get a chance to post tonight....just let us know how Manda's doing, ok? Any updates are appreciated. I know you're tired. I'm sorry, honey.

This cracks me up. Darlin', you will be at that hospital LONG before you are ready to deliver! I was pretty darn uncomfortable and at the hospital by 7:00a; got the epidural at 1:00p and delivered at 7:00PM!! $20 says you're momma's gonna be happy to help you out! HA! Ain't THAT the truth!!! Ya big chicken!

Ok, I did NOT relish the pain. But I held out long as I could + 1 hour more. For my 2nd childbirth I was telling the anesthesiologist not to leave the room or I would send Guido after his family!! That was a whole different experiene -- easy peasy. So the trick is to have your own personal anesthesiologist sit by your head until you dismiss him.

Have ya'll been following this developing story about the mom who recently gave birth to octuplets? This woman is freaking crazy....and i'm being as nice as possible.

I listened to Obama's press conference last night. I think if I would have heard him say one more time that this was all the fault of the last administration, I would have just self-combusted!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbdown:

oh, it worked for me!? Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables 2 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken Soup, undiluted 3/4 cup milk 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled (optional) BISCUITS: 1 1/2 cups biscuit/baking mix 2/3 cup milk 1 (2.8 ounce) can French-fried onions Directions: 1.In a large bowl, combine the vegetables, chicken, soup, milk, 1 cup cheese and bacon if desired. Pour into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish.2.Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.3.Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine biscuit mix and milk. Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the chicken mixture.4.Bake, uncovered, for 20-22 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Top with the onions and remaining cheese. Bake 3-4 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.

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Kat - I just can't find the words. All I feel right now is an overwhelming desire to get on a plane and come hold you and let you cry. I feel like I'm in a room with no door and can't get out. You're just on the other side of the wall but you can't hear me. It's so frustrating being so far away when you're in so much pain. Judy - I am really hopeful that Jen's situation will improve. I know it will, but probably not overnight like you all are needing it to be. It sounds like she's got a long tough road ahead of her. ((((Hugs))) to all my Violet sweeties today. Make it count.

I like the revised count better!!!

I am grateful today for so many things in my personal life, but what's most on my mind is that I'm grateful to have generous medical benefits so that I can give my kids the best care available. (((Kat))) Please let us know how you're doing. We won't rest 'til we hear from you. (((Judy))) Give Ethan a kiss from his Aunties.

Oh my goodness, Judy!!! I just feel so bad for them!!! Poor Ethan! I tell ya, these kids sure are lucky to have such wonderful grandparents in their lives! Where would they be without ya'll?

I didn't mean to imply any such thing....I was venting about the doctor. Sorry if you misunderstood my post.

LOL..... oh yeah, ya'll are sooooooo lucky!! ROFL!!!

TracyK - 'above the rules' has nothing to do with it. The woman is irresponsible and should have her license to practice medicine taken away from her!!! How can you be a CDC physician and not practice proper disease control protocol??? She is directly responsible for spreading the disease she is in charge of controlling!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! Kat - I do hope you reported her to the hospital administrators. Kat - I hear the desperation in your 'voice'... and I am so sorry. I know how worked up you get and I'm here to tell you that it does no good. Take it one hour at a time, one day at a time. Breathe. You are doing an awesome job with Kinsey, as usual. Just close your eyes and visualize enveloping Manda and Kinsey in a healing white light. Hold them there as long as you can. I'm a believer in this method of prayer for healing. I have a cousin living in Florida who I've been very close to for my whole life. She was going thru a divorce that she didn't want and was having an extremely hard time coping. She chose alcohol to get thru her days. Problem was she was a mother of two young children who she drove to school each day. She'd mix herself a white russian or two for breakfast and drive her girls to school in that condition!! She was a SAHM and drank most of the day. I was on my way to work one morning and as I was driving she was heavy on my mind although I hadn't talked to her in 2-3 weeks. I had this overwhelming urge to pray for her and 'send' that healing energy to her. When I got to work, I found a quiet empty office, settled myself and spent 10-15 mins in that meditation. I swear to you this is true.... 30 minutes later she called to tell me she was checking herself in to rehab. She stayed 30 days and has been sober for the last 10 years. (((Hugs))) and healing energy to you and your family, Kat. We love you.

Kat -- Where is Kinsey's dad?? Why can't he watch her??

Thinking of you, Kat! :cursing:

Chicken & Biscuits - YUMMY

I always get up early...no matter what day it is! I just have a very stubborn body clock that does not adjust for the weekends. Are you kidding??? You could TEACH at chauffeur school!! Just curious -- now that I'm all budget-minded these days -- how much do you spend every month at Starbucks? Well, I have three things on the agenda today: Take Hero to the Bark Park then give him a bath, shopping spree at the Goodwill resale shop for Hannah (she loves 'em) and restring some beads for Evan's girlfriend. I did all my grunt work yesterday so I could 'relax' today! Yea me! Oh, I'm going over to the Violet recipe thread to post a YUMMY chicken and biscuit casserole we had last night. Big hit with the whole family! have a great day!

Well ,i sympathize with you all waiting for the clock to tick...been there done that a bazillion times! I had the day "off" today but I've been working non=stop! 2 miles walk with Hero, 5 or 6 loads of laundry, went to get my hair butchered (read: cheap haircut), grocery shopping, cooked a chicken, chile con queso and some sloppy joes, and uh....think that's all so far. Sipping a glass of wine now before the next round begins. Whew! I sound like Michelle! Michelle - tulips are my absolute favorite! What color?? Pamela - What's up with you?? sounds like the trainer is doing a good job kicking your ass! :confused: I never even heard of most of the shows you talk about! I am so NOT a TV person. I know there's some good ones out there I just don't know what they are...or when they come on! Speaking of which, Hannah is sitting here watching "Girl Interrupted" for about the 10th time. Oy. Speaking of which, she has convinced herself that she needs a psych. evaluation (a la her brother) so she's going Monday. She may be ADHD, but I doubt it really. We'll see. Hero had lots of good food today -- he likes it when I clean out the fridge. I'll talk to ya'll later. Laura - have fun with your girlfriends!!!