I canNOT believe this... I had the most beautiful, touching, wonderful 1st post to this new thread and "POOF!" -- it's gone!

Maybe it's the cyber-world telling me it's time to get to bed... good night, my lovelies!!

Good morning!!

Headache is duller.

Tracyk maybe Heather and I can come to Texas for a Rodeo!!! Wouldn't that be a hoot!!

Michelle glad your son is better!!

Got a busy day today, take care and will check in tonight!

Jane and Heather, we'd love to have you here! It happens in Feb/March. The weather is awesome and it's so much fun. We've been every single year since my family came to Houston.

I'm here! Just a long day yesterday... I was training a new manager so he was on my computer and I couldn't pop on here...

I'm trying to get everything ready for next week since it's gonna be a short week for me. I'm off Monday and then Friday too!

I'm so excited to come see you Pam! Which shirt of mine did you like that much that you would consider wearing?? I bet it's the sheer one with a black tank top underneath? Or the hot pink one with ruffles along the v-neck?

Heather - Texans love turkey legs!! We have them at every festival and you HAVE to try one next time you come down here. They are so good!

I'm starving! I think I might take an early lunch and go and grab some chili from Wendy's.

Tonight I have a 3-hour long class at church. It's about being able to spot child abuse... it's a requirement to take it if you work with children at my church. I'm on my period right now so very emotional so I cry at anything. I hope it's not to detailed or graphic or else I won't be able to get through it...

Judy - you should come with us to CA. Bob will have many many birthdays, LOL!

Scones are not my favorite just because they are a little too dry. I like everything else though! As you can see on my fat butt!

I'm off to find some food now. I have noticed that if I let myself get hungry hungry I get in trouble trouble...

:redface:

Just me... bouncing off the walls...:smile2:

:crying:

Good afternoon, Violets.

I'm back from an hour and 15 minute bike ride. The weather here is just perfect for that. 57 degrees and sun is shining. I could have gone another hour, but I have other things I need to get done here.

Haydee.. normally I wouldn't mind asking the Bobster if I missed his birthday, but with the other trip and me not being able to go with him to our church's big, BIG meeting, I didn't want to press my luck. While I'm in Alabama, he'll be in Grand Rapids meeting and worshiping with about 4,000 other people. I really wish I could be part of that worship service, but I'll be a Violet instead.:redface: And though I know he'll have many more birthdays, at this point in our lives, each one is special and I really don't want to miss any of them. We usually have a big cookout with the family because his birthday usually falls on Memorial Day, but it doesn't this year, so I don't know what the plans are yet. If Dr. PamELa had picked any other weekend, I could have swung it, but noooooooooooooooo.. Take lots of pics for us so we can enjoy too.

Off to try and record a concert from a tape recorder to this laptop so I can burn some CDs. I have to have it perfectly quiet and that's not easy with the dogs, the phone and the scanner. I'm off to the bedroom to shut the door and hope for quietness.

BBL..

Don't worry, Judy... WE'll worship with you -- the inventor of margaritas, that is! :crying: Is that not what you had in mind?? :redface:

Oh My! That was my 2,000th post!! Wowza! :redface:

Hi gals

a quick check in... I have not vanished, just sharing very tight quarters with my boss these days and pop in when I can,

Monday was our May day scheduled for town clean up so i trimmed trees and bagged the rest of the leaves and crapola from winter so they would pick it up today, I hate when the bags sit in front of the house for weeks waiting for our next day.

Thursday is my last day of work, i'm actually very sad! I love these guys.

Other than that just trying to get stuff cleaned up here, my computer goes tomorrow night... so sad

Terry - HUGS

Everyone... hi.. i'll try to do personals later, but when home I will log on daily.

I posted deck pictures on my facebook if anyone wants to look

That's APPROXIMATELY 2.7322404371584699453551912568306 posts per day. :redface:

I have a calculator and I'm not afraid to use it!

Hi Jenn! :redface:

Michelle and Haydee,

My friend just did the taking of the waters on Sunday...she spent 5 hours there...for $99.00! We can do whatever we want and I am going to check w/ bro for some other perks he can comp for us.

(Michelle and Haydee will be staying at the Spa Hotel and Casino for two of the 3 nights they are here. Susanne had a free two night coupon that was going to expire so we booked it for them).

OK..the kids are doing Book Mosaics for Phantom Tollbooth! Me, I just realized I am getting a nearly $9,000 raise next year!!! The stipend for the doctorate kicks in and the salary step is $6,500 K!!! woohoo

Scratch that...the raise is $10,400 per year!!! woohoo

The pool is vaccumed, we will turn the heater on tomorrow. Should be ready by the weekend.

Off to work I go. Check in later.

And I am doing most excellent on my eating today. Hurray for me.

Oh yeah, I'm taking the waters & not giving them back!! :redface:

Maybe that would be a nice, relaxing activity for Sunday, after the revelry of Saturday...?

Congrats on the raise!

Congrats on the good eating!!

I'm doing well on the eating today, too! (Of course, the thought that I'll be in a bathing suit in 10 days is doing WONDERS for keeping me on plan today! lol!)

Blah Blah Blah:boom:

I'm afraid to sound like a total hick but what the heck is "taking of the waters". I really thought it was drinking something when you PM'm me, LOL...