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Oh my goodness, how is he 1 already?!?!? Happy Happy Day, Carson! & mommy & daddy! Do you all have big party plans... does he get to destroy a cake?

Oh yum... If I saw this I would probably definitely get it... caramel & choc combo is my fav!! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!! Busy day, lots to do, & I'm behind already! Make it a good one! :thumbup:

Oh, me, too, in a second! & I'd probably eat it in the car on the way home & dispose of the incriminating evidence in the outside trashcans so no one would know -- how'd you think I ended up on this site, anyways? I'm a p-r-o! But that's what jumped out at me to respond about... How could I let a yummy remark about B&J's go by? You bought it for a friend, right, Janie?

@ the barn. Oh my, Laura! Good for u Pam (gym)! Judy, did u enjoy blowing bubbles while making Ethan spread mulch? :thumbup: Janie, why was a tub of b& j's in your grocery cart, hmmmmm???

Good Morn, Vi's~~ It's Tax Day! & Tea Party Day! -- DH actually wants to go to the one in our town... we've never done anything even remotely political... but it's from 3 - 6pm, so I doubt we'll be able to make it. It's also exactly 1 month 'til Haydee's big day!!! :thumbup: I'll be chained to my computer working again today... but I hope that each of YOU has a great day!

I know you made me one, but I "deactivated" it... I told you all I wouldn't have time to "tend" it! I barely have time to keep up with the people I like and love in "real life" let alone some dude from 2nd grade or a friend of a friend of my college roommate! Ack! I'm Facebook challenged!! THANK YOU, Laura, for posting the pic!! So funny! & Haydee's just standing there like it's a regular pose, lol! That's good for when she's preggers and everyone -- even complete strangers -- want to touch her bebe bump! & all that babymakin' stuff cracks me up! I was oblivious!

Good Weds Morn, Violettas~~ DS came home from school early yesterday w/a headache, chills, and stomach ache/nausea... he slept from 10:30a - 4pm! Now today, MY head is SPLITTING... like it's in a vice... ow ow ow... + "digestive problems" (to put it delicately!). Bleh. Janie, prayers going out to you & your family today! Wowza, Pam! What a day! I'm surprised you had just 1 beer!! Ay yai yai!! Hope today is better, back in class. Wah, I don't want to be on Facebook, but I want to see these pics ya'll are talking about! Margarita fountains, Laura? Haydee getting felt up? I'm enjoying our "e-mail trees"... getting 'cited about all the little "details"!!! Everyone make it a good day!!

1 MONTH!!! :cool:

If I was the principal for a day I'd do something fun like order all the water fountains changed to rootbeer fountains! :thumbup:

Good Tues Morn, Vi's~~ Regular day here... work, house, kids' activities... & repeat! Definitely go splurge on yourself, Janie! How DOES she do it, Judy? How frustrating. But you're amazing w/your commitment & willpower... such an inspiration! It's getting closer, Haydee!!! Laura, are you back? How was Vegas? Did you make it through your busy Monday, Pam? Hi Heather & Suzy! Everyone make it a great day!

Oh dear, janie!

Good Monday Morn, Vi's~~ Ah, peace, quiet, and a warm cup of tea... life is good. And work! Yay for work, which = $$! Am eating properly today AND am going to walk at lunchtime down at the park, to enjoy the sun and springtime in bloom. Have decided to put MIL's engagement/wedding rings into safe deposit box to save for dd... but am wearing & always will the other, 7-diamond ring that she always wore. I keep thinking of her smile and happy spirit... today when I did, instead of making me cry, it made me smile. FIL is thinking of going out to Jackson Hole in July to sprinkle her ashes... am investigating prices, etc., for all of us to go for a week or so... if not all, then dh at least. Ok, enough work avoidance! Everyone make it a good day!

Hey girls... Whew! What a busy weekend! We drove home yesterday and went straight to my sis's church to drop off everything... my car was PACKED to the limit! My sis had just a teeny tiny space to sit... & then the bags (big black trash bags) started to slip down on top of her... it was kinda funny. Anyhoo, took it all there, then dropped off sis, then mom, then home. Was POOPED & basically went to bed. Had to get up early this morn to leave by 10am for ds's first State Cup soccer game (which was 1.5 hrs away, ugh, more time in the car!!!)... lose 1 game & you're out... win & you continue on... they won! Yay! And a fun change was that ds actually played on the field, rather than his usual GK position, and he scored! We didn't get home 'til 5, then had to dash out to a college recruiting info night... then dinner @ iHop... I had a "lighter options" choice, rather than the loaded choc chip pancakes... little victories. So now it's after 9pm and I'm exhausted... am looking forward to Monday & being able to sit & work quietly for a bit! Am going to try to get my butt to the Y a few times this week, too. G'night!

Hey girls M typing from my phone... I m buzzed on 2 bottles of wine... everyone else has gone to bed... I can't sleep yet. Such a long, difficult day. I couldn't help w the clothes that my mil wore recently, such as Mexico trip clothes... I started to cry as soon as I pulled out her bathrobe from the closet... my mom & Sis r amazing... they did the majority of the work... I love them... I helped w stuff from the basement that I don't remember ever seeing her wear... which is hard because I've known her for 30 years! I kept a few things... a purse that I had made for her from a pair of ds's jeans when he was little, & a few beach sarongs... My Fil floored me by giving me her engagement & wedding rings... + several other of her fav jewelry pieces... I can't believe it. Have been crying all day... m so sad... I miss her & she should b here... Sigh... gosh typing on the phone takes forever... Bleh... I should go to bed... have to drive home tomorrow... so tired... but can't sleep... wah. Love u gals... thanx for letting me "drunk dial" u!

Oh gosh, what a day, Laura! So glad it's over & today is a brand-spankin' new one w/VEGAS in it for you!! Go, relax, enjoy!! If the Bobster can handle two lil' guys alone... then surely he can withstand the Vi's, right? Am getting ready to leave here @ 10am w/mom & sis to go to FIL's to organize/purge MIL's clothes/personal items. I am *not* looking forward to this at all. Am anticipating a rough time of it. Thank goodness mom & sis are coming w/me... they're the world's greatest organizers plus powerful moral support! We'll tackle the job today & tomorrow morn, & return tomorrow afternoon sometime. ... I'd rather be going to Vegas! :smile2:

How's the knee feeling, Laura?? mmmmmm, a nap on a snowy afternoon w/ a little guy...PRICELESS! Ditto!!

Fingers crossed, Laura! Back from 4 HOURS @ doc's & lab & pharmacy... BP, pulse, temp all good... did an ekg, good... did LOTS of blood & pee work, the tech had to stick me 3 times to get all the blood, grrr. Doc kept all my meds the same 'til test results come back, BUT... she added an antidepressant (moi? depressed? really?... duh.) that she swears won't make me fatter and in fact one of the side effects is weight LOSS (I'll believe THAT when I see it...) ... oh, and possible seizures, too, but hey, if I'm feeling happier, then that won't bother me so much, right? Oh yeah, and evidently, I'm stressed, too. Duh again! Anyhoo... we'll see how this goes... at least she eased my racing/pounding heart fears a tad... now it's just relaxing, moving at least 1/2 hour each day, eating properly :smile2:... I go back in a month to check in w/her. Now that my whole day is shot... off to get in 1 hour's worth of work! (How is it that I'm stressed, again???)

Good Morn, Am off to get ready for a doc's app't this a.m.... it's probably just been my year so far, but physically and emotionally I feel like I've been hit by a Mack truck, so after living with & worrying about all these pings and pangs, I decided to bite the bullet and go to my PCP and have her poke & prod me, do lots of bloodwork, (get the weight lecture, grrr), and try try TRY to get myself back in whack. Books! Off the top of my head I'd say "The Help"... I'll try to think of more. Everyone make it a good day!

Ok, goodnight, then!! Sleep tight! Don't let the bedbugs bite!

Need to go on a freakin diet for the wedding...wwaaahhhh Me, too, Lucy! Waaaaaaaaaaaah! Snow? Today it hit 90 here! This weather is all wackadoodle!

Randy from India should know better than to mess with Judy from Alpena! Way to go, Judy! Just checking in... my head is swimming w/ reduction in force law!!

Oh wow Laura, that sounds like fun! Enjoy! A "regular" day on tap here today... lots of work... then have to take ds back to the orthodontist because he can't wear his bottom retainer due to excrutiating pain... then I may take a quick trip to Kohl's for a Keurig for my FIL and some Spring/Summer plates/bowls/glasses for us. It's supposed to get to almost 90 here today! :thumbup: How'd it go last night, Haydee? :thumbdown: Everyone make it a good day!

Ok so now I can get on. That was strange. But it was fun e-mailing w/you all... I'm still laughing, Janie!!

Gosh Laura, I hope your new meds do the trick for you!

Sounds like everyone had a lovely Easter! The kids were off school Friday & today, but go back tomorrow... their break was shortened to make up days from the blizzards. Today is yard work day, which none of us is real eager to get to. Haydee, those pics are great! Where were they taken? Looks like an interesting, flowery location! Ok... bye bye Mr. Chocolate Bunny... time to get back to being good... back on track... back in the swing of things... I'm dumping my Easter basket candy into the pantry candy bowl (read: anyone ELSE can eat it!) and hitting the pro shakes. Enough of this nonsense is enough! Make it a great day, everyone!