*slim*

5 o'clock. Come hungry. I made plenty.:frown: Good luck on the promotion!

I am making a tweaked jambalaya recipe (I've added kidney and black beans instead of rice).

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PJTP-I am going to try to pull a KC today. I have been up all night, but I am going to try to stay up all day. I have already put dinner in a crock pot so that I don't have to worry about burning my house down. I go back to my regular shift tomorrow. If I take a nap now, I won't sleep tonight. Last night was mentally draining. I am telling you this so that if I start typing gibberish (more so than normal), you all will know it is from lack of sleep adding to my normal stupidity.

What an awesome daughter you are.:frown:

Good morning. Susan, we still love you. You should know that.

Evening everyone! I am up getting ready for work. Well, I am up & sitting here on LBT supposed to be getting ready for work. Kat-I am so sorry that you had a bad day at work. I am glad that DD got the ball rolling on that SOB of an ex she has. I am pulling for things to work out in her favor. re 2010 get together-I am good for any week next summer as long as I know by the time we start our vacation pick at the end of October. Luluc-I think heartfire hit the nail on the head. Your scent is all over your shoes. The new puppy is just letting you know how much he loves you by eating your shoes. :wub: Ebony-I am so sorry about the job situation. Hopefully something will come through for you soon. Beth & krtork-how was school? Congrats on the scale victory Beth! :biggrin: I know that I have missed some. I am truly sorry! Just thought I would say this again... Welcome back Tap!:party::w00t: Glouc, Mac, Susan, Plain, SMS, KC, BBK, Hearfire, Brandy, SNT, and every other name that I KNOW that I am forgetting, HI! (If I left out a name in this post, please know that I am just tired and forgetful, it is not that I don't care )

Today- B-1/2 scrambler S-oreo klondike (the last one!) L-chicken stew (think pot pie w/no crust) D-chicken stew w/biscuit

You were missed so much! Isn't it great?!?!:blushing: You did an excellent job.:biggrin: Ain't that the truth! Big smile and a tear.:biggrin: We really did miss you tap!

Kat-I can't believe the state that your DGD was in when brought home. I was sick to my stomach reading it too. The thought of her being sunburned and rubbed raw in such a sensitive part is appalling! You all should take pictures and document it all. He isn't taking care of things financially and now he isn't taking care of her physically???? I think your daughter is right to limit is visitation. I wish that we could do to adults what they have done to children. Let his a$$ burn outside like that and then rub his manly areas raw. I think beating is too good for him. As far as your MIL situation, I don't think it is being petty of you to at least expect her to spell your name right after having been told so many times. I like SNT idea of embarrassing her with the misspelling. Or pointing it out and saying something to the effect of "bless her heart, she can't remember how to spell my name after all of this time".:ohmy: Heartfire-don't wait too long with being too tight. I hope you feel better soon. SNT-I wasn't going to call for bail money. I was hoping that you were going to be here to help!:wink2: Then we both would need bail money. Krtork-Have a great first back to school. Hopefully your little bites will be good for breakfast. I have made something similar and had them for breakfast and lunch. They were great out of the freezer too. _________________ PJTP-I am going to have some me time today. Or at least I hope I am. DH and DS will be gone. My only problem will be my own mom. I love her, but she doesn't understand that on my off day, I really just want to veg. I volunteered to work 3rd shift tomorrow (tonight) so I plan to veg all day. I hope everyone has an awesome Monday!:wink2: I am sure I will be on here all day so don't be surpised if you see multiple posts. Sorry.

:lol:Unfortunately, I think that witch had witch's brew for lunch. The eye of newt would just be seasoning for her.:ohmy:

Come on! You want me to draw a map to her house?:wink2:

I hope you feel better soon. Hopefully Monday will bring us all some peace. I will at least have a day off. Alone. No husband. No child. Just me. Can you tell I am excited?

I have tried to stay out of the situation, but I refuse to when it affects my son. He doesn't deserve the crap. That is a problem. Then again, I am not sure MIL even knows how to spell my name (wrong or otherwise). She has never wished given me a card or called to wish me happy birthday. Heck, she doesn't call to wish DS happy birthday either. Once, she came here to give DS a card. She stuck it in the door and left. We were here! I posted about MIL and deleted it. She is just such a b*tch. She went out of town to see SIL and SD. Mostly to be with SD (step daughter). They spent quite a bit of time together shopping and things. She doesn't call my son. When she calls here asking for something, she doesn't ask about DS. She called on her way home from out of town to announce that she was bringing SD back with her. We knew that it was really she was announcing that she was bringing SD to us. DH decided that he wasn't going to stand for it. He was talking to me about it and asked if it bothered me. I wasn't really responding. At first I told him that I wasn't going to say anything since we can't really talk about his mom. He kept after me until I finally told him that although I was upset about her just assuming it was ok to bring SD here to us, the part that bothered me the most was that she was doing all of this for SD, but can't be bothered with DS. It's just wrong. DS felt so bad because he knew that his sister was here to be with his grandmother. He knew (because SD to told him in great detail) all about the shopping that they did all last week. He knew about the football game and parade that they went to together. He knew all about the "fun" things that MIL planned for SD while she was here. The same woman that begs for dishwashing liquid from me, has money to do all of these things with SD but can't call DS?:wink2: I just don't get it. He sees it. He is hurt by it. DH has been thinking over it. He mentioned it again to me, but DS walked up. I don't know what, if anyting, DH will say to his mom. I just couldn't sit back and not say anything about how she treats my son. DH gets upset, but then "forgets" that he claimed he wasn't going to do it anymore. He has slowly been cutting her off on some of the things. He stopped buying her cigs. He stopped giving her some of his. Now if he would just stop it all. Maybe she would move. I used to be that way when DS was first born. It didn't take long for me to get the hint. She would call me to tell all about the things she was doing for SD and her mom, but would see me struggling. I will never forget when DH was still living with his mom. He asked to have DS spend the night. Well, his mom had asked for SD. When his mom saw that DS was there, she had DH send DS back home because SHE wanted SD. She has always made a difference between them. She only acted like she wanted to have something to do with DS when SD first moved out of town. By then, it was too late. DS was no longer hungering for her attention. It's a shame when child makes excuses for an adult in their life. He does that with her. You are not alone.

Thanks. I am doing much better today. I was starving all day, and I have eaten like a pig! I do believe I have made up for my lack of calories yesterday. B-coffee w/torani syrup, breyers mint chocolate chip yogurt cup (these are so good!) L-fried clam strips, 2 french fries, 1 bite of cole slaw S-oreo klondike bar:blushing: D-deli ham & cheese egg white omlet

Can you teach me?:wink2: Thankfully, DS is not hurting for "grandmas" because I have a couple of aunts that never had children. As far as they are concerned, he is just as much their grandchild as he is my mom's. It just chaps my enormous cheeks that MIL treats my son this way and then expects me to want to do things for her. That's just bulls**t! Men are strange beings. It is very funny how once they decide things are supposed to be ok, we are just to fall in line. I can understand your being wary of the situation right now. Take your time and continue to think things through. We have your back girlfriend.:wink2:

Thanks Luluc. I know that you all get tired of reading about my MIL drama. I typed it all out and got it off my chest, then I deleted again. She is just such a piece of work!:wink2: I could write about her for months!

How cute Fanny! I love themed parties like that.

Morning everyone! I hope that everyone has a wonderful Sunday. ****rant alert**** I really hate my MIL. GRRRRRR ***end rant***

Hi punkster. I hope your fill goes well. I am not sure what is going on with me. I am thinking it is sinus drainage causing me to feel so bad. I need to get to the pharmacy and get some sudafed. That seems to be the only thing that dries my drainage. I have a netti pot and it helps, but it doesn't stop it all. I woke up hungry this morning (which I haven't done in a while), so we shall see what happens. If it keeps up, I am going to have to schedule a slight unfill until the drainage stops.

BBK-I am so glad that Faith is home and doing good. I hope everyone had a great Saturday. Good night!

Good luck with the surgeon search. Also, tell the old friend I said hi.:wub:

I am too tight today. I haven't been able to eat all day B-coffee w/torani syrup, breyers mint chocolate chip yogurt L- 1/2 chicken wing (it didn't stay down) S-ice cream D-grits (didn't stay down)

It's good to hear from you. I am continuing to send prayers your way for you and your family. I pray that the surgery goes well, and that it isn't cancer.

:frown::blink:That had to be a joke. That couldn't have been a real person... Could it?:w00t: