Daisalana

Yes Panda I'm pregnant, I am 15 weeks today.. due April 23! Haydee.. I dress up every year to pass out candy. I am going to see Saw IV (or is it V? The new one in theaters) with my mom, sis, and sis' gf tomorrow night. I am medusa this year.. it's really just a black athenian looking toga thing, with gold ropes and gauzy veil shoulder drapes, etc.

Got up early to do hair and make up.. russ in the shower.. He's very cute Panda, congrats Gas is back down here too thank goodness. It was $2.42, took $28 to fill up russells tank yesterday.. was $68 a month or so ago!! Had dentist yesterday, first time ever he said my teeth look great and didn't tell me I need to floss. I floss daily, but some reason everytime I go he tells me I need to floss. I tell him I do, and he hmms. 40 minutes of my appt. was the hygenist telling me about her story with kids. She's 27 with 3 kids, and was tellin me all kinds of interesting stuff.. got pregnant in college when she lost her virginity, blah blah blah.. I kept glancing at the clock, I didn't get out of there, from a regular cleaning..for almost 2 hours!! Ok off to finish getting dressed and off to work..

Well this is how I look at it-- we can track if someone has 2 accounts on 1 computer, so that's out.. and if it's some random person who seriously found this website just to get their jollies (frankly, that is pretty slim.. they can check out all kind of girlie forums that aren't weight loss specific, and who knew that info would be here? ) but if it's some random person.. doesn't bother me. I'm talking about the friendships I have formed here.. It's fun to talk about girly stuff with girl friends, and yet inappropriate for guy friends to hear it.

My granny got her recipe to me for her kielbasa corn chowder (om nom nom), thought I'd pass it on. Here's the original recipe.. 8 ounces kielbasa, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced 2 onions, finely chopped 1 tablespoon butter One 14.5-ounce can chicken broth 1 large baking potato (about 12 ounces), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 cup half-and-half One 1-pound bag frozen corn, thawed Salt and pepper 1. Heat a deep skillet or a wide 4- to 6-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add the kielbasa and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate. 2. Add the onions and butter to the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 6 minutes. Add the broth and potato and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer until the potato is tender, about 10 minutes. Add the half-and-half and corn and cook, stirring, until heated through. 3. Using a blender or food processor, puree 1 cup chowder until smooth. Stir the puree back into the chowder along with the browned kielbasa and season to taste with salt and pepper. ----- My granny makes a few changes (which I also plan to make), I love when she makes it! Due to dentures, she doesn't use the frozen corn, she uses 2 cans of creamed corn.. and she doesn't do the puree at the end. Her soup is really liquidy, so I imagine the puree would make it more chowdery. I also plan on omitting potatoes, cause my fickle tastebuds don't like potatoes in food. :biggrin: Been trying to get my friend's fiance to call me back all day, I need to make sure I have her right address for flowers. He won't return my calls or texts

First, do we specify male/female when we register? If not, is there a feature we can activate that requires everyone to select a gender.. If so, is there a way to make powder Room/Men's Room gender only? Meaning, only if you are marked male/female you can go into the appropriate areas? I don't consider myself prude, but I general don't like to participate in some of the randy conversation in the Powder Room just because where I would be more candid with my lady friends, as a married woman I don't feel it'd be appropriate for men to see some of my responses. :biggrin:

Morning V's My best friend out in Albuquerque, the one getting married in March.. texted me last night that her mom died, and she doesn't want to talk so please don't call. She is my age, and this was completely unexpected, so I just feel horrible. I wanted to call her so bad. Her ex-fiance is best buds with Russell so I had him call to see if he heard any more about it.. he said all they know is the dad found her dead when he went to wake her up, so she passed in her sleep. They don't know the cause yet. Apparently she won't take calls from anyone, and I hate being so far away.. I wish I could go over to her house and sit with her, I know she's devastated. I couldn't imagine losing my mom unexpectedly at this age, I'm completely not ready to let her go. So then I texted my mom (who is in Chicago right now) and told her about it, then told her GO GET YOUR LABS!!! She has been talking about wanting to get her cholesterol checked for months, but she is so hard to get to go to a doc. She also had the hysterectomy about 2 years ago and they removed tumors from her ovaries, and she said she knows the tumors are back-- but won't go to the doc. I'm just really spooked and sullen right now. I'm not good with words in situations like this anyway, which is why I'd much rather be there in person to just sit with her and let her cry. Work has got me busy already, time to go drown myself in it!

177 days(ish) till baby violet arrives!!!

Woohoo.. pics!

They come in pizzas at Papa John's, and Olive Garden puts them in the salad.. and some places that have Greek salads, put them on it. I always thought they were gross, but.. something changed :thumbup:

If you get morning sickness, get it unfilled. If not, leave it alone? Mine was super tight, which was a symptom of my impending discovery of pregnancy, so I went for an unfill. I had no morning sickness and my band doc didn't want me gaining a lot of weight, so he only took out a small amount. I never did get morning sickness, and I'm gaining a lot of weight, so I wish I never had that initial tightness that caused me to get an adjustment.. I was at a great spot.

So far so good, trying hard to keep my intentions good!!!! 1/2 choco milk for b'fast (80c) cedar planked tilapia & broccoli-cheese soup for lunch (420c)

Oh Terry, I keep meaning to ask you.. I want to commission you for a pair of earrings, but I want them for my mom's b'day (Nov. 15). Would that be enough time?? The other day we were out and she bought some dangly earrings, I forget she likes the indian-ish (turquoise, hammered silver look, etc) stuff.. and she made a point to say how she's not allergic to any metals and can wear anything.. heh heh.. thanks for not passing that along to me :thumbup: So I thought of you instantly, I want to get her a pair made for her b'day. Let me know if there's enough time for it, what info you need, and I'll start browsing pics to see if I can show you what I had in mind. And yes, I know the instructions were simple, but I'm still a natural blonde. You just pour the entire jar, juices and all into the crock pot? Don't add water?

I am going to track on Myplate again starting today. Gotta get myself back into gear. Oh and pepperocinis are only 2 calories each.. I know someone who is about to eat a years worth of pepperocinis in the next week ;D

Yes, especially if you're in a position that pulls/pushes the muscles that the port is actually stitched to. My port was moved to my chest, and I am 13 months since then.. I still get pain (like I am pulling my port stitched) if my legs are up too high and my body is squishing my chest.

OMG Terry you can buy them in jars?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I am totally going to Publix today, I've never seen them in stores I thought we had to go to this restaurant for them lol. Here's my uh 'baby bump'.. still not convinced it's not just fat. Oh jeez look at the bat wings.. that looks horrible :/

Yeah, has it has it has it?? I imagine she's in the hospital since she disappeared after leaving those messages about being in potential labor. Pics! Pics!

Actually CNN just sent me a breaking news, they found an SUV linked to the Jennifer Hudson case, with a child's body inside :thumbup: They haven't confirmed it, but I'm sure it's the nephew. Michelle, one of our coworkers mom just had hip surgery and has been compacted ever since (2 weeks I think it was), she ended up in the ER for them to 'dig' the poo out. I told them about your cat, they kind of looked at me like.. human vs. cat? Heh.. your cat was put to sleep at least wasn't it? Tis the season to be poop-congested I guess! I heard about the anchorwoman too, it is a sad crazy world. And I am gaining weight at such a horrible rate, I hate myself, but I can't stop. I did have Russell hide the candy in the house, and I haven't looked for it.. but I am heating up caramels to make a caramel sauce, then just eating the sauce.. and I am still hungry 24/7. Nothing I can ignore, it may be head hunger, but my stomach aches and I am dying for food all the frickin time. Pepperocinis! I've never ever liked them, Russell would eat them when we get them at pizza places or in salad at Olive Garden, I've tried a bite once in a while, and they're disgusting. Suddenly? I LOVE THEM. I made him go to this bar across the street that puts them in their salads and ask for an order of just pepperocinis.. and I ate them all in one sitting.. 7 of em. I love strong flavors right now, mmm. That's gotta be the weirdest thing I have ever craved. They are nasty :/ And I don't know what to do about the band, I think it's working for the most part, but I'll eat till I PB.. I can't stop myself, what is wrong with me

I'm still being a cow, still gaining way too much weight, still hate myself for it.. :thumbup:

Oh and did you guys see Jennifer Hudson (American Idol/Dream Girls/etc)' mom & brother were killed the other day??

No, I don't have to get up every hour. I get up at 5am like clockwork, go back to sleep and have to go again when I wake up 3 hours later.. but this isn't different from pre-pregnancy :thumbup: I have to use the bathroom a lot more throughout the day.. I got up at 9am this morning due to Russ' snoring I never get to sleep in.. made an 'interesting' stew.. took a benadryl, my nose has been killing me for days.. and ended up back asleep by noon. Just woke up 30 minutes ago. Denise they are soo cute~ Hope everyone is having a good weekend, darn Monday is coming too soon

Oh today is the first time a complete stranger asked if I was pregnant. There's some odd stuff to the situation, and the funny part is-- it was due to the lap-band that I was having issues, not pregnancy.. so for this long when I have PB incidents, no one says a word, till today, when I actually AM pregnant. Funny! I got a soup and pasta, we (Russ and I) went to lunch with my dad and 2 of his friends. They ordered breadsticks appetizer. I ate 2.. weren't getting stuck, so I had one more. Little did I know, they were getting stuck. When soup came, one tiny bite and I hurt so bad.. It needed to come up! So I go to the bathroom, spit as much as I could out, but still felt stuck and hurting. Came back, played with my soup but didn't eat anymore. Asked for a to-go cup. She brought my pasta, I asked for a to-go box.. she goes 'Why aren't you eating?'.. never had someone ask that, I've had them ask if it was bad or not, but not 'why'...so I said 'ah.. uh.. uhm.. Just..cause??' And she goes "Are you pregnant?".. wow, what if the 5 guys at my table didn't know? Hah hah.. so I just said "actually, yeah" heh. So now I keep looking at myself trying to figure out what gave it away. Not showing, but I am wearing maternity, but not maternity you would know it's maternity--the shirt is just longer. I ended up PBing 3x before we left, and it still is stuck. My band is so weird these days. It's always a surprise how open or tight I am.

Same here, you had me worried Kat!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a drink tonight on me Terry- I agree 100%. But that's where I think you & I are the only republicans in the V group.. What can we all agree on? WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER <3

Yeah do you have a baby yet?

Judy you look fantastic!!! Haydee, I'd love the recipe if you find it. I looked online for ways to spruce up the base she gave me, but I like pumpkin and I'd like a good recipe for it. The one she gave me was really lacking. After sitting it was better, but it still wasn't enough to make me want to make it again. Also, go read this article. All the Bush nay-sayers, he may not have done everything you wanted him to during his presidency, but this market crashing? Clinton's doing. Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending - New York Times Article date.. Sept. 1999. So glad it is Friday, it's COLD & rainy today. I am going to dinner with my buddy tonight.. I had a dream about it, we ended up at some movie shoot and he was with all his friends and I was in stiletto knee-high boots and 'ice skating' all over the place.. weee.

I don't know who Rick is (yea yea) but uh, I thought he looked pretty damn good for 60! My gut feeling is boy, but I want to be wrong! :eek: