Thursday Roll Call

Good morning Octoberites!!!! I found a bunch of stuff for the tie dye party yesterday at lunch. I got the neighbor baby boy a couple of shirts and a gown, Riley pants, a skirt and a couple of shirts, Olivia and I 2 pairs of sleep pants and a hoodie, and David an Old Navy long sleeved shirt. All for about $20.00!!! Not bad! For those that have asked, to tie dye, you just use rubber bands or cords to tie designs into the fabric. Then I get special dyes (Rit just fades out) from Dharma Trading Co. We make up the dyes in squeeze bottles and squeeze the colors where you want it. The fabric stays tied in a ziplock bag for a few hours (overnight is best). In the morning, you rinse them out, first with the bands on, then after the bands come off and wash as usual then wear your artwork! I have run a couple of tie dye events and am getting better at it all the time. It is a lot of fun to see what designs appear after the bands are removed. I will post some pictures from the last one for anyone who is interested. They will be up today. So anyway.....today it's off to Wally World for gloves and ziplock bags, then we should be all set! What is going on in your corner of the world? Dawn

Morning!!! Dawn: Looks like you were a "Finding Tie Dye Clothes" success! Sounds like you will all have a wonderful time!! Not much going on today. Already went over and worked out at the gym and walked with Joshua when we came home. Picked up Apple Tree Poop. And just plan on getting some laundry done today and of course the ever present dishes need to be done lol. I am finalizing Joshua's school work schedule and getting that all finished up and put together. Have a few more things to order but no hurry for them. Weighed in this morning still at 219 ( although today it was 219.1 instead of 219.8 HAHAHA). So glad to still be in the teens. Have my fingers crossed for 218 by Monday. Need to get my monthly pictures taken. Probably will do that tomorrow after I get all dolled up for our Burn The Point Parade tomorrow night. Be the first time I have seen most of those people in 7 years and several hundred pounds. Should be an interesting day. I am pretty sure they assumed Dale and I either got a divorce or I dropped dead lol. Have a SUPER wonderful day everyone!!! *huggles* Felicia =0)

Good morning Dawn and the rest of the October gang! I'm laying low here at work for now - recovering from a "terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad night" last night. Made it to the "farmers market" on the way home from work. I was so excited about it because they usually don't have evening hours. Of course, the vendors, really didn't want to stick around in the evening...so they didn't. There were 2 farms there and a baker, I did manage to get some chicken, vegetables, and rolls for the weekend...but the selection was terrible. There is a larger market here near my office that I can get to during a lunch hour - I may have to do that from now on. After the farmers market I went home, walked the dog, changed and headed out the door for the haircut. While I was driving (in my less than a month old car) the warning lights went off and bells where dinging. I pulled over and grabbed the manual...it was the tire pressure warning system. I continued on to the hairdressers (bad, I know)....went in and registered....1 hour wait. No big deal, I went to the grocery store next door and picked up a magazine and a bottle of water. I came back out and..flat tire (duh). I went ahead and waited for the haircut (turned into a 1 1/2 hour wait instead)..got back out to the car and SLOOOOWLY drove over to the gas station and filled the tire with air and prayed my way home. It was 9pm at this point..still hadn't eaten and was in a FOUL mood. Car troubles, long wait, no food and tons to do before bed....I grabbed some leftover chicken and ate it way too quickly. I hadn't gotten sick like that in MONTHS! So, dinner was a failure. Was just getting ready to relax and think about bed when I realized I still had a pile of laundry that needed to be done....so I started in on that. Hubby got home around 11, shocked to find me awake..even more shocked to find me in the foulest mood ever. I guess he thought I was mad at him...but really I was just upset that my beautiful relaxing evening he had given me had turned out ot be anything but. Anyway- that spawned a fight and a late evening with almost no sleep. Today my outlook is brighter. Hubby already took care of getting the car to the dealer and the tire is fixed. We are heading off on a mini-vacation tomorrow, so tonight will be filled with cooking food to take with us, packing and organizing everything we will need so that we will be ready to go. I'm finishing up the grocery shopping at lunchtime today...and, of course, still trying to finish this pesky project that has been sitting here on my desk for weeks now.

Dear Patty: What an awful evening!!!! I am sorry to hear about your horrible eveing, but VERY glad to hear that things are brighter today. I hope you enjoy your "mini-break" and come back all refreshed. I also hope your project is finished soon.....I can SOOOO relate. I vote we all get jobs like Tabby.......where do we sign?

LOL!!! I can't give the secret out. Then you guys may do a better better job than me and I will be out my dream job. Shhhhhh!!! I still can't believe I have the job I do. Hubby gets so mad because he gets paid less than me and works A LOT harder. Hee Hee. Hugs, Tabby

GOOD AFTERNOON SURGERY BUDDIES, I SAY GOOD AFTERNOON BECAUSE IT'S 1:17 HERE IN THE CAROLINA'S. TODAY IS ONE OF MY DAYS OFF AND I'M JUST LAZING AROUND ALL DAY. WE HAD A ROTTEN THREE DAYS AT WORK ON MON, TUES, AND WED. DELIVERING BABY AFTER BABY AND DEALING W/ CRAZY FAMILY. GIVE ME A WOMAN IN LABOR AND HER HUSBAND EVERYTIME AND LEAVE THE WAITING FAMILY IN THE PARKING LOT. I WON'T GO INTO IT, IT WOULD TAKE THREE YEARS. I MAY DECIDE TO START PACKING LATER TODAY OR AT LEAST GET OUT THE CLOTHES I PLAN ON TAKING W/ ME. MY SISTER AND I, ALONG W/ FOUR CO-WORKERS AND TWO OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE LEAVING FOR SEATTLE WA. NEXT THUR. FOR A SEVEN DAY CRUISE TO ALSAKA. CAN'T WAIT, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMMING. WE ACTUALLY BOOKED IT LAST JUNE. THE REASON FOR STARTING TO PACK NOW IS THAT I'LL BE WORKING NEXT SUN, MON AND TUES. SO THAT WOULD ONLY GIVE ME ONE DAY (WED) TO PACK BEFORE HEADING OUT. WELL, HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY AND A FABULOUS WEEKEND IF I DON'T POST AFTER THIS. DONNA, SFY

I am way late but here was my day. I got the kids off to school. Then, had to do banking for my elderly aunt who broke her back. I never thought I would have such a problem banking for someone else. What a fiasco! She doesn't have power of attorney over her financial so they gave me a hard time. They called her to verify that I was her niece and she sent me to do her banking. Grrrrrrrrrr...that too was irritating! Then, off to the grocery store I went for her. It is hard to shop for someone else. I had a list but she wasn't specific enough so I had to keep calliing her from the store. When I was finished running errands for her I headed hoome to start dinner. I made an awesome meatloaf! I got the recipe from Paula Dean. It was yummo! A little on the greasy side but full of flavor. Now, I am dealinig with 2 miserable kids. My husband is out mowing the lawn and I am trying to cope. My son who is 11 is going through puberty and is having these emotional outbursts. He is getting mouthy and I do everything to hold back from attacking! LOL My daughter who is 4 has been stuck in the terrible two's for 2 years now! Yikes, when will it end! I love them to pieces they just try my patience from the minute they come through the door until the minute they go to bed. I guess that's what kids are supposed to do. I almost forgot to mention that my daughter's absolute favorite teacher quit. I am mortified because she pulled her daughter out of the school and her daughter and mine were truly best friends. I am so upset. Some say change is good but I don't see it that way with this cir****tance. The teacher offered to watch my daughter out of her home but I'm not so sure that is a great idea. What happens when she's sick or one of her kids are sick? What happens when they go on vacation? Will there still be structure for her that she so desperately needs? I don't know what to do. I wasn't planning on babbling but it sure ended up that way. Thanks for listening. Allison