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Laura, around here those are called "Mommy Moments" and I'm usually mocked for them by my loving kids... (yeah, just wait 'til THAT starts... oh so much fun!) It's when you imagine either into the future or remember the past & it gets you a bit emotional. I had a "MM" yesterday, in fact! DS ref'd his first soccer game and as he's blowing the whistle to get it started, I have a sudden flashback to when he was 3 (almost 4) and he joined his first soccer team & received his first soccer uniform... he was so little & skinny and the uni was so big on him, his legs stuck out like sticks and the waist was cinched in soooo much... but he LOVED that thing and wouldn't take it off for DAYS!! Same thing when he received his first soccer medal... he slept w/it on! So there I am, watching this big lanky kid who's taller than me now run a soccer game of kids older than he is... and I admit it, a few tears fell.

For "opposite of Alaska" I thought, well, first, Hell... but then the equator, so then I thought it was an African safari! Yes, Judy will get gobs of baby time due to the imbibing... so maybe (maybe?) there'll be less of it since the reward of sobriety is such a good one -- Carson snuggles!! That's one way to sober up this crowd!!!

That middle pic of TracyK in mid-laugh represents what I think of when I think of us together -- laughing and laughing and laughing! Nothing is better!! & I can't wait 'til we're all laughing together in 2 months!! & of course Carson... what a doll baby!!!

Hey girls, I'm home from Mom's... She's doing great... she had some knee surgery... not major, I know, but she's never ill so we all flock in to care for her... I turned on her computer to check e-mails and O.M.G! is dial-up slow... I mean, I know folks joke about it, but WOWZA! Not even funny! I told her that I thought an upgrade was in her future!! No one should spend their time waiting like that!! Even tho she says she hardly goes on the Internet... I bet she would if she only knew! Terry, Haydee & Tracy -- you guys look GREAT!!! I'm so envious! Only 2 months from tomorrow we'll be gathering!! Watch out Alabama!! I'm still swamped w/work... I did a bunch down @ Mom's while she slept yesterday... but I bet I'm up 'til midnight tonight, + working 10+ hrs Sat & Sun, to try to get it done so I can have Mon to review, & then Fed it out for Tues delivery... phew! I've said it before, I love working for myself, but it's always "feast or famine"! Enjoy the eve & have a great weekend!

Good mornin' girlies... My mom is having knee surgery this a.m., so I'm heading down the road to her house to help, will spend the night, & return some time tomorrow... She has DIAL UP!... that says it all, huh?... I won't be back on here 'til I return... 'til then... make it count! Enjoy the Vi's lunch!!! <envious!> Prayers, Suzie! Healing to all who need it -- Terry, Pam & Macy! Hang in there Jane! (I've followed my stylist all over town for about 15 years now! It never occurred to me not to!) ((Laura & Carson)) Hope you get out on your bike, Judy! Hi Kat! & anyone I inadvertently missed!!!

Ai yai yai, Jane! Good luck w/that one! oh my! A quick check-in... I feel sooooo behind w/work it's stressing me out like CrAzY... on top of the PTA/school stress... ugh... BUT... I am eating properly... 2nd day... so that is a MAJOR accomplishment & something positive to hold on to.

Good Weds Morn, Vi's... Another busy day... look what my horoscope was for today: If you experience some friction with an authority figure today, stand tall. Don't let them intimidate you. They aren't any smarter than you are, they just know things that you don't know -- and there is a difference between the two situations. As long as you are polite, you can be insistent in defending what you think. Your input is valuable even when it's not exactly welcome, so don't you dare apologize for voicing your dissent. Even if you're wrong, at least they know that you care. Cue the "Twilight Zone" music! I haven't checked the horoscope for more than a week... so I wonder what it was all those days this thing's been brewing & esp. on Monday! :smile: Maybe the cosmos warned me about all this & I just didn't check it! The status right now is... I got through yesterday w/no more phone calls/e-mails/or dressing downs. So my hope is that it's starting to fade away. I'll regal you all w/this tale in Ga... Laura... I am going to e-mail you right now, so check your e-mail (in your spare time!!). In the meantime... ((hugs)) & hang in there... millions have been where you are before you, & millions will come after... it DOES get better!!! Make it a great day, all!

Goodnight my lovelies! :smile:

((Pammy!!)) Take care of yourself, dearie!!! A nice quiet day here today... I've even been eating properly (1st day of that in a LONG time)... phew.

Good Tues Morn, Vi's~~ Today's a fresh new start -- for whatever it is you'd like to re-start! Thanks so much again for my purple support... I do consciously "tune in" to the "violet channel" vibes when I need them... & I am comforted, knowing that you all are here. :crying: Make it the best day it can be!

Thanks for the thoughts, gals... I am in such a funk now... I hate it when I disappoint people or I know they're mad at me/don't like me... ugh! It just makes everything so much more difficult than it has to be... such a bummer... I'm hoping to lay low for awhile & just to keep doing the right things and that will be its own reward... we'll see... What's that old saying? "No good deed goes unpunished!" Now I sound like my dh & his pessimism (sp?)! Waa waa... bleh...

I'm back! Man, they were maaaaaad at me!! The principal was shaking I thought her head was going to pop off! My crime? Sending an e-mail with which they did not agree/approve to other parents. I completely owned it... I apologized that it caused them such consternation... I guess in the end (after more than an hour) we ended on an agree to disagree note (but we'll never all be best buds again) and I do appreciate that perhaps I am not "politically correct" enough sometimes... I definitely call them as I see them and can be passionate... I wear my heart on my sleeve... and that can clash w/a school's required political correctness at all times. But I didn't let them bully me, at one point as the principal was going on about the "resources" behind her and that she'd had the legal dep't review my e-mail, I leaned in and said, "Are you actually threatening me with legal action?" and she backed off... I wonder if she thought I'd fold & cry... but I didn't... so we'll see... I imagine that this will fade away and that will be that... but the hard feelings will probably remain... that's too bad... that wasn't my intent at all... Only 8 more weeks of school... 2 more PTA meetings... aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!

My dear Vi's... Please keep me in your good thoughts this morning. I've just been called in on the carpet w/the principal & vice principal of the ES... I go @ 10am... it's about the "incident" I may or may not have referred to last week... well, the poop is hitting the fan. I am nervous as all get-out, BUT... I am righteous in my actions and feel that I can be confident and clear in expressing it to them. Oh the drama. And to think after 9.5 yrs at that school, I *almost* made it out of there w/out this type of big scene/issue/blowup... fewer than 2 months to go!! Man oh man. Anyhoo... send me the purple power for self-confidence & self-control!!

Good Monday Morn, Vi's~~ A new week... I wonder what surprises it holds?? Make it a good one! Smooches!

Good Morning, Vi's~~ The shows went great yesterday... just one more @ 2pm today! They work for so long rehearsing and rehearsing, then it seems like it's over in a blink! After that, I think that we're going to a friend's for dinner. Then bed... ahhhhhhhhhh. Then it'll start all over again w/the new week tomorrow! & my renewed vows to eat properly and exercise. Vow! Vow! Vow! Make it a good one, Vi's!

Good Saturday Morn, Vi's~~ I just have to start with LAURA & CARSON!!... Just so absolutely adorable and wonderful!!! I'm so happy for you! What a tale, tho... phew! Glad you're on the other side now w/the prize!! Today is "Wiz" day... 2 performances & I'm working concessions for both... because yes, I AM that crazy! Saw it last night and it was cute... too long though... and many of the "jive" lines just really don't work w/an all-white teen cast... but then that just makes them funny! Very psychadelic '70s feel to it. I prefer the original. Am enjoying my few morning hours firming up our Sept. Disney trip plans... they're offering FREE dining now, which when I go through a "mouse fan" travel co, will save us more than $700 when bundled w/the hotel & park tickets! Sweet! Now if I can snag a great airfare, we'll be set! Time to get in the shower... then it's "Off to see the Wizard!" Everyone enjoy the day!!

Good Morn, All... My in-laws are visiting so have been busy/away... I pb'd dinner amazingly last night... but crap slides right through... rickin' frickin... Tonight through Sunday are dd's performances of "The Wiz"... & -- surprise, surprise -- I'm working concessions for all the shows... + ds's State Cup soccer games... + hostessing IL's... + a major school incident that I am now involved in (PTA)... so will check in when able. Everyone make it a great day & weekend! It's Carson's first Friday!! :rolleyes2:

Welcome to the World, Little Guy!! :rolleyes2: Congratulations, Laura!! Can't wait to hear the deets... 'til then... rest as much as you can & ENJOY him... they grow SO fast and before you know it, he will be taller than you! :crying: I am so excited for you!!

& since when have I ever held my peace? have you MET me? :sneaky: (I still have no idea to what you are referring, btw...)

?? I'm confused... Did I miss something??

It's Carson Day!! I'm so excited!! :sneaky::hurray::lol2::party::clap::mad2::woot::smile2:

No! I did not get this text!! Why? What's going on?? Ack! Ack! Where's Mr. Willy Nilly smilie when I need him quick??

I'm with you, Pam!!! :wub: (However, not sure that that's a GOOD thing! :wub:)

Love that pic, Terry! He's one pooped pup!! Enjoy the hotel, Pam -- order room service, jump on the bed, watch tv 'til you fall asleep!! ahh... peace! Well, I didn't eat sugar 'til about 2pm... more than 1/2 the day... ack. I still laugh to myself that Pam dreamt I was secretly skinny!! In-laws arrive tomorrow for a visit 'til Saturday... cleaning, cooking, entertaining... lucky me! Peace out!

That's "Baby Brain" Laura... wish I could say it gets better, but... & don't forget that Pam got us kicked out of breakfast, too!... :sad: Piehole report so far today: choc mocha pro shake (200 cal, 25 g pro) van chai pro shake (200 cal, 25 g pro) see a pattern here??? Am trying to keep it liquid today, to break the cycle of feeding my face, to kick me back into gear...