Good Monday Morning All

So how was your weekend. I always have to come back to work to rest from my weekends anymore because they are so busy. Well I did the grandma thing on Saturday and Sunday I was in a mood I tell you.. I tore my kitchen apart and reorganized the entire thing.. I mean every draw, cabinet but I love the way it is now. When you have a sixteen year old you can never keep it the way you want it.. they have their own ideas of where things should go... well I fixed her.. I labeled the cabinets and draws.. NO i am no anal.. well maybe a little. We also finished up the waterfall this weekend as we needed more rocks.. its very nice and relaxing. I cant wait to go out there and lay out by that nice calm sounding stream. So what did you all do.. Deanna is still in vegas and I am sure she is having a blast even if she cant exercise.... I see Ruthie is balancing on a scale.. so what fun things did you do this weekend.. what did you do for yourself... I guess I cleaned my kitchen for me...lol... hmmm.. need to work on the me thing dont i...

yesterday we went kayaking in the gulf it was so much fun, we saw a momma and baby dolphin who let us tag along for a while, a sea turtle, some cool looking jelly fish , a huge conch and lots of interesting fish .. I got a bit sun burned (where the sunscreen wasn't on good enough, BUT...LOL wore a bikini top and shorts... ( I NEVER thought I would be saying that)>>>LOL then we cam e home went for a swim and then out to dinner for fathers day. Your pond sound so perfect... I bets its beautiful

MAN your weekend sounds like fun! I was busy as a beaver this whole weekend! Friday was my going away party at work, I had a teaspoon of a frozen margarita and I felt so loopy but boy the company was divine, the dancing was a blast and the food was fabulous! Saturday I was crazy, a lunatic i tell you...i had to pack the youngest for sleep away camp (done) and then we went to a track picnic where my oldest was interviewed, then we had my nieces graduation parties (2 of them so we bounced back and forth), Sunday we went to the cemetary to visit my dad and son and then we went to my husbands family for lunch then to the mall and out to dinner for last minute "stuff" for camp...busy, busy busy! I couldn't fall asleep to save my life so i stayed up until 1:30pm doing the laundry and putting labels in the older boys clothing. The week before they leave for camp is so stressful to me, I just can't stand it. It's not only the fear of the unknown for them, although they absolutely love it, it makes me crazy...it's also getting everything together, i don't want to forget something. Hugs, ANDI

I was fun, Boy you are so busy... what a good mom!

thank you so much, I try so hard to be a good mom, some days i don't think it works and some days i do. I get flustered when they forget i'm a mom and treat me like a friend....there are just some things i dont' want to know. ANDI

yes, I understand that , but what an honor to have them trust you... It pays off when they are teens, believe me... My 15 year old has told me thing I wanted to just do the la la la and plug my ears.. but when his girlfriend got into the wrong crowd he came to me for help and broke up with her, he was very very sad, but understood that was the best thing to do. God its not easy being mom....

I hadn't thought about it in that way, thanks for showing me the silver lining in what i thought was a dark cloud but now recognize that it's most definitely not! ANDI

I had a crazy weekend, but fun Friday was a bag & accessory party, Saturday was getting last minute things for the school fun day (fete) and dh was running a guitar rock workshop, so helping him to set up prepare etc. then sunday was all taken up with the school thing - totally manic. My friend and I have had less than a month to get this thing together, both control freaks and organised junkies. She thrives on the last minute addrenelin - I do not. Both running around like headless chickens trying to get everything done - sorting out lack of volunteers, lost children, circus act men's cars breaking down on the way so arriving late, type thing. Anyway, I ended up having to leave before it was all cleared up as I got sick, so feel extremely guilty I didn't do my part! But, when your body breaks it breaks and there aint nothing you can do, so I dont' feel too bad. My friend said it all got done ok so not to stress about it. Just so you guys know - don't do a lucky dip using shredded paper on the running track when it needs clearing up for the sports department the next day!!! A nightmare hand picking up all those cross shredded bits ha ha. At least it's biodegradable I'm enjoying a quiet week this week - NOT!!! Loads to prepare for...and don't I just love it - it is proof that this WLS works - there is NO WAY I could be this active before

Ruth it sounds like you bag party is going well... Do you still love it? I'm so happy you are doing so well.

I had three sessions, I had a maternity with her older son and then I had three siblings all under 5 years old and then I had a 4 month old that was too darling for words. it rained all weekend so I didnt go outside