Secular Confessions

[Janeen]

I confess I've never been to a drive through movie. I think the only one here shut down.

I confess that I just finished my test and well, we'll see how it turns out. I feel more confident about this one post-test than I did the last test, but that probably means I am SO wrong and bombed it. :laugh:

I confess that once again everyone in the class feels certain that they failed. We shall see!

I confess that I'm now in lab waiting for the teacher to get here.

I confess here he comes, tootles! :P

[daylilies]

I confess I don't know what thread it was but someone made a comment on Bean's sig, how they could see a space for one more little person in it next to Griffin and it totally creeped me out, but I can see it too!

[The10Eels]

I confess I don't know what thread it was but someone made a comment on Bean's sig, how they could see a space for one more little person in it next to Griffin and it totally creeped me out, but I can see it too!
I think we all can!


i confess I just had to hit myself in the head...

I JUST realized that the mom on Secret Life of the American Teenager is Molly Ringwald of the 80s Brat Pack

[WillowSpy]

I confess I'm really worried about this history class I'm taking. It's so much work and I just can't keep up.

Awww :( Is it the reading or the essays? I wish I could help, but toward the end of school I had issues keeping up to and I didn't even have kids.



I confess that I just finished my test and well, we'll see how it turns out. I feel more confident about this one post-test than I did the last test, but that probably means I am SO wrong and bombed it. :laugh:

Good luck!!!


I confess I don't know what thread it was but someone made a comment on Bean's sig, how they could see a space for one more little person in it next to Griffin and it totally creeped me out, but I can see it too!

I can totally see it too.

[stephmama]

I JUST realized that the mom on Secret Life of the American Teenager is Molly Ringwald of the 80s Brat Pack


I don't even know what to say to this.

[The10Eels]

I don't even know what to say to this.
Would it help if I said DH didn't recognize her either??

We both are kicking ourselves now, cause its OBVIOUSLY her... but neither of us made the connection..

[stephmama]

:laugh:


And I'm addicted to that show. :shame:

[stephmama]

wtf smillies work!

[The10Eels]

lol... Me too... and sBIL HATES it because I DVR it, and so if he's watching something it switches when that comes on... Bwahahaha

[Rin]

I confess I don't know what thread it was but someone made a comment on Bean's sig, how they could see a space for one more little person in it next to Griffin and it totally creeped me out, but I can see it too!

That's crazy! I read that too... Maybe its a sign. :sofunny:

[Bean]

LOL, thanks guys. I can see one more too, but the way things are around here... probably best we keep it to a minimum.

[AlishaAnew]

Holy Shiz Alisha! 18 days smoke free!? That is AWESOME! WTG!!!

and looking back, I should have sassed him.. but oh well... She slept til 1pm the next day, so that guy can kiss my arse...

Thanks!
and LOL

[AlishaAnew]

I want a meet up!!!! :brat:


Oh I confess!:crazy:

[Rin]

Oh I confess!:crazy:

Srsly. :crazy:

[stephmama]

My thoughts exactly. :crazy:

[shutterbird]

What's up with the :crazy: ?? Somebody fill a sister in.

[AlishaAnew]

What's up with the :crazy: ?? Somebody fill a sister in.

I have no idea to be honest :lol: I just put it in there:crazy:

[Rin]

I have no idea to be honest :lol: I just put it in there:crazy:

Then I guess Steph and I are the ones in the same boat, thinking everyone else is in it with us. :lol:

[stephmama]

People. They make me :crazy:

[AlishaAnew]

Then I guess Steph and I are the ones in the same boat, thinking everyone else is in it with us. :lol:


People. They make me :crazy:

Oh well people drive me :crazy: too but I brush it off most of the time now :)

[The10Eels]

I confess my daughter is a spoon freak... She just went into the bedroom, and stole the spoon from DH's cereal bowl...

and she likes the Fiery hot cheetos -- She got a bag out of the snack drawer, opened them and proceeded to eat the whole bag.. Then dug out the other bags and brought them to me.. lol

[Janeen]

I confess that I am so sad for my mommy right now. She called me this morning and left a message telling me "we need to talk". Uh oh, I was absolutely terrified that she was going to tell that the cancer was back and I immediately started panicking and crying wondering how in the hell I was going to handle this phone call.

I confess I calmed down after about 20 minutes and called her. She informed me that her and her fiance are splitting up. Man! I tried not to cry but I feel SO bad for her and it makes me SO sad. They have been together for 11 years. She was married to my dad for 31 years before he passed away in 95. She met Don a few years later. They had their ups and downs as they had a long distance relationship for the first half of their relationship. He would pull some crap from time to time and break it off, then everything would be ok...it was like he was a hormonal woman. But the second half of the relationship was great and they were planning on selling his condo (that my mom moved into) in Southern California and moving to Flagstaff together.

This last week he went to visit his mom and when he came home he just told her they had "irreconcilable differences", he was selling the condo, moving in with his mom and she needed to figure out something to do.

My poor mommy! She has been in a hotel last night, will be in a hotel tonight and then my brother who lives in Flagstaff is going down there and renting a truck to take her home with him. She told me as she was getting her stuff out of the condo this morning "I just never thought my life would be reduced to this." She never saw it coming and he never hinted at any problems in the last hmm 5-6 years? :ohno:

Sorry this is so long, I am just in shock. I claimed this guy as my stepdad and even did the father/daughter dance with him at my wedding. We danced to Sending Me Angels by Delbert McClinton, one of my dads favoritist singers and it was so appropriate as I was so happy my mommy had Don. Ugh!

[WillowSpy]

and she likes the Fiery hot cheetos -- She got a bag out of the snack drawer, opened them and proceeded to eat the whole bag.. Then dug out the other bags and brought them to me.. lol

I love those too! But I would have never guessed that a baby would... hehe.


I confess that I am so sad for my mommy right now. She called me this morning and left a message telling me "we need to talk". Uh oh, I was absolutely terrified that she was going to tell that the cancer was back and I immediately started panicking and crying wondering how in the hell I was going to handle this phone call.

I confess I calmed down after about 20 minutes and called her. She informed me that her and her fiance are splitting up. Man! I tried not to cry but I feel SO bad for her and it makes me SO sad. They have been together for 11 years. She was married to my dad for 31 years before he passed away in 95. She met Don a few years later. They had their ups and downs as they had a long distance relationship for the first half of their relationship. He would pull some crap from time to time and break it off, then everything would be ok...it was like he was a hormonal woman. But the second half of the relationship was great and they were planning on selling his condo (that my mom moved into) in Southern California and moving to Flagstaff together.

This last week he went to visit his mom and when he came home he just told her they had "irreconcilable differences", he was selling the condo, moving in with his mom and she needed to figure out something to do.

My poor mommy! She has been in a hotel last night, will be in a hotel tonight and then my brother who lives in Flagstaff is going down there and renting a truck to take her home with him. She told me as she was getting her stuff out of the condo this morning "I just never thought my life would be reduced to this." She never saw it coming and he never hinted at any problems in the last hmm 5-6 years? :ohno:

Sorry this is so long, I am just in shock. I claimed this guy as my stepdad and even did the father/daughter dance with him at my wedding. We danced to Sending Me Angels by Delbert McClinton, one of my dads favoritist singers and it was so appropriate as I was so happy my mommy had Don. Ugh!

I am so sorry hun. :ohno::hugs:

[Janeen]

I confess that part of me wants to call him and see if he will inform me of what his issues were and where it all went wrong. I won't but I kind of want to. I also want to thank him (again) for being there for her and taking care of her while she battled cancer and let him know that because of that, I will never forget him and will always have a place in my heart for him.

[sunrider]

I confess I'm about to fall asleep at work.
A second round of bronchitis and Im just not sleeping more than 3-4 hours at night because of coughing and such.

[WillowSpy]

I confess that part of me wants to call him and see if he will inform me of what his issues were and where it all went wrong. I won't but I kind of want to. I also want to thank him (again) for being there for her and taking care of her while she battled cancer and let him know that because of that, I will never forget him and will always have a place in my heart for him.

If it will help you heal, maybe you should? If you are both discreet, you mom never has to know that you were "consorting with the enemy", you know? And the 2nd part of that was really sweet. No matter what happened now, you're totally right, being there for someone with cancer is a huge deal.

[maggie]

Do any of you *almost* post stuff, but then just get tired/shy/lazy and never get around to it? I have so many of these lately. I was going to start a thread about trying to wean in BF and sleep woes in AP and a couple of bragging threads in NM or wherever...and then I just don't. What's up with me?

And what is UP with the drama? I know I'm missing 90% of it - but people seem to be dropping like flies over weird stuff - or it seems weird to me, since I'm really not up on my APA-drama. Can someone fill me in? (by pm, I guess, if its bad enough to make people leave).

[shutterbird]

Who has left??? :chinscratch:

[stephmama]

I'm still here! Even though I got a spankin' today.

[Bean]

Maggie, I do that constantly.
I confess I am not looking forward to soccer tomorrow. I hope it rains or is cancelled because of the smoke.

[AmeriBrit]

I confess that I don't post a lot of stuff because I'm sure people would see it as overly bragging or sometimes think my opinion isn't what people want to hear.

[sunrider]

Do any of you *almost* post stuff, but then just get tired/shy/lazy and never get around to it? I have so many of these lately. I was going to start a thread about trying to wean in BF and sleep woes in AP and a couple of bragging threads in NM or wherever...and then I just don't. What's up with me?

And what is UP with the drama? I know I'm missing 90% of it - but people seem to be dropping like flies over weird stuff - or it seems weird to me, since I'm really not up on my APA-drama. Can someone fill me in? (by pm, I guess, if its bad enough to make people leave).

I confess I'm evidently clueless - people are dropping like flies again? Whatever for???
If someone PMs Maggie with reasons, please include me!

I confess I'm more likely to think about something I want to post when I'm away from the computer, and then forget about it when I'm sitting at a computer. Which is really irritating - stupid memory.

[WillowSpy]

I confess I'm evidently clueless - people are dropping like flies again? Whatever for???
If someone PMs Maggie with reasons, please include me!

I confess I'm more likely to think about something I want to post when I'm away from the computer, and then forget about it when I'm sitting at a computer. Which is really irritating - stupid memory.

Only one I can think of is Nicole, and I'm oblivious as to why. Count me in to the clueless bunch.

[The10Eels]

NSenados or however its spelled nicole??

I confess I can't believe my baby is ONE! and I'm kinda bummed we don't get to do anything really fun to celebrate today... Even though we are partying all weekend

[maggie]

Yes, that Nicole. But we should probably stop talking about it, cause its sorta against the rules. Or, not even sorta. But I can't help but wonder what happened. The last semi-drama I saw didn't seem like something that would prompt the person that has been around apa longer than anyone else to leave. And mommabear has disappeared too, and I don't know why. And I keep hearing about drama elsewhere on the boards, but I haven't seen it myself, so I'm just curious, I guess. And now I'll really stop, and if a mod thinks I've crossed the drama/gossip/etc line, please edit my post.

[elmobo-n-lexi]

whoops

[maggie]

whoops

TEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh:

[WillowSpy]

Oh my goodness, HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY AUDRIANNA!!!

:party:

[WillowSpy]

I confess that I don't know the gossip rules on APA, so I will just stay quiet :) But I second the thought about mommabear, maggie :(

[maggie]

Oh my goodness, HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY AUDRIANNA!!!

:party:

Yes, THIS! Happy Birthday!!!

[DucksLikeRain]

Yes, that Nicole. But we should probably stop talking about it, cause its sorta against the rules. Or, not even sorta. But I can't help but wonder what happened. The last semi-drama I saw didn't seem like something that would prompt the person that has been around apa longer than anyone else to leave. And mommabear has disappeared too, and I don't know why. And I keep hearing about drama elsewhere on the boards, but I haven't seen it myself, so I'm just curious, I guess. And now I'll really stop, and if a mod thinks I've crossed the drama/gossip/etc line, please edit my post.

:hi:

You're not over the line, Maggie. Nicole requested her account be deleted yesterday. I think everyone is pretty surprised by that because she has been here so long. I don't know that it was any one thing that prompted her to do so, probably more of a long time coming sort of thing.

And from what I've heard, Rachael won't be back. I don't think she got mad or anything, just more of a moving onwards and upwards in her life. I'll definitely miss her and Jamie, too.

And, just so you ladies know...I pretty much :wub: y'all here....I think I lurk more here than I do in the christian room...I just don't join in too often :shame:

[maggie]

:hi:

You're not over the line, Maggie. Nicole requested her account be deleted yesterday. I think everyone is pretty surprised by that because she has been here so long. I don't know that it was any one thing that prompted her to do so, probably more of a long time coming sort of thing.

And from what I've heard, Rachael won't be back. I don't think she got mad or anything, just more of a moving onwards and upwards in her life. I'll definitely miss her and Jamie, too.

And, just so you ladies know...I pretty much :wub: y'all here....I think I lurk more here than I do in the christian room...I just don't join in too often :shame:

Well, I, for one, love it when you come and join us. You know I love you! Thanks for the update, even if its a sad one.

[Rin]

We love you too Tif, fo sho. :wub:

[sunrider]

:sadbye:
I just saw a post by Nicole, had no idea she'd left.

And I know Rachael had gone, and was saddened by it, then she came back and I was totally surprised and happy. Didn't even know she'd left again. :ohno:

[WillowSpy]

I just don't join in too often :shame:

Feel free to do so if you want :)

And :cry: about MommaBear.

[shutterbird]

I wish you'd participate more, Tif. We wub you! :wub:

Happy 1st birthday Miss Audrianna! :hooray: :hooray:

[MammaMia]

I was wondering about MommaBear too. :(

Oh and happy birthday Audrianna!! :)

[Bean]

Happy birthday Audrianna!!! :hooray:

[stephmama]

Happy Birthday Audrianna! :wub:


I miss Mommabear too. Anyone have a way of contacting her? Does she have FB?

[WillowSpy]

Happy Birthday Audrianna! :wub:


I miss Mommabear too. Anyone have a way of contacting her? Does she have FB?

I know, right? I'm going to need her :laugh: And I hope she's getting through July ok, since it's usually so rough b/c of her sis.

[The10Eels]

Thanks for all the birthday wishes for Audrianna!!

I can't believe its been a year already!!!

I confess she got birthday wishes at the grocery store this morning too.. Shes wearing a Babys First Birthday onesie, and got to ride in the little Car cart... then we got home, and she got a sippy of whole milk (root beer flavor) as her birthday treat.

[stephmama]

Root beer flavored milk? Interesting.

[The10Eels]

Its DELICIOUS!

[stephmama]

I guess it would be similar to a root beer float? All that root beer-y creamy goodness. OMG I'm making root beer floats today.

[dana_renay]

What do you add to it to make it root beer flavored? Root beer? Or is there some kind of powder, like Nestle Qwik Root Beer or something?

I am intrigued. I like root beer floats. How much different could this be?

[The10Eels]

I guess it would be similar to a root beer float? All that root beer-y creamy goodness. OMG I'm making root beer floats today.
lol... thats EXACTLY what it tastes like...


What do you add to it to make it root beer flavored? Root beer? Or is there some kind of powder, like Nestle Qwik Root Beer or something?

I am intrigued. I like root beer floats. How much different could this be?
Its not different, except that theres no ice cream...

and we don't add anything to it, we buy it in the store.. Its a local dairy company.

[WillowSpy]

Root beer flavored milk.... my DH would die a happy man :)

[The10Eels]

It is seriously amazing... They have strawberry, chocolate, banana, root beer, and plain. and of course they do cream and half and half...

[stephmama]

I want to go to there.

[daylilies]

I confess I have a screaming child in one room and screaming neighbors in the hall...I'm going to go insane if my son doesn't take a nap today.

[DucksLikeRain]

I just saw today actual A&W rootbeer flavored milk at Target...and I thought of you, Ashley :)

I confess I'm tired. 2:30am was a little too early for me...guess bedtime should have been before 10:30 last night, huh?

[WillowSpy]

2:30 am? :shocker:

[DucksLikeRain]

Yeah, pretty much. If I want to get the chance to work out then I have to get up before John leaves for work. Today I didn't have to be up until 3 or 3:30 but I woke up at 2:30 and could NOT go back to sleep knowing that I had to be up in an hour anyhow. I actually thrive off of early mornings...but I've decided there is such a thing as too early :crazy:

[stephmama]

OMG I can't function if I wake up before the sun comes up.

[maggie]

OMG I can't function if I wake up before the sun comes up.

Me neither. I can barely function as it is. :crazy:

[DucksLikeRain]

Me neither. I can barely function as it is. :crazy:

...well...I'm pretty sure you've called me crazy or nuts or something like that at least once...so I'm just a self-fulfililng prophecy I guess :P

[maggie]

Oh, babe, you're wacky. But I was trying to call myself crazy THAT time. :D But yes, you're right - getting up at 2:30 sounds like a parallel universe to me. I didn't fall asleep until almost 2am yesterday. I guess we're both yawning. :laugh:

[WillowSpy]

getting up at 2:30 sounds like a parallel universe to me.

That is so true for me, too.

[The10Eels]

I confess DH enjoys changing words to songs / commercial jingles, and his latest one has me cracking up everytime I hear it!!

Ya know the Freecreditreport.com song about the Renaissance fair - "If you're not into fake sword fights, pointed slippers and green wool tights"

He changed it to "If you're not into injection sites, you can smoke it, or put it in a pipe"

[sunrider]

I confess the thought of Tif getting up at 2:30 am (or even 3:30 am), makes me want to take a nap.

I miss sleep, I do.

[Bean]

I confess DH enjoys changing words to songs / commercial jingles, and his latest one has me cracking up everytime I hear it!!

Ya know the Freecreditreport.com song about the Renaissance fair - "If you're not into fake sword fights, pointed slippers and green wool tights"

He changed it to "If you're not into injection sites, you can smoke it, or put it in a pipe"
:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Rin]

I confess DH enjoys changing words to songs / commercial jingles, and his latest one has me cracking up everytime I hear it!!

Ya know the Freecreditreport.com song about the Renaissance fair - "If you're not into fake sword fights, pointed slippers and green wool tights"

He changed it to "If you're not into injection sites, you can smoke it, or put it in a pipe"

:laugh::laugh:

My Dh does the same thing but usually for kids songs. :eyeroll: :laugh:

[The10Eels]

I confess I just cleaned the leather couch, chair and footrest with Saddle soap...

I confess because of that I will NEVER own leather furniture!!

[shutterbird]

I confess Erin is the funniest mofo ever. :wub:

[Bean]

Totally!!!

[stephmama]

I love Erin. :wub: :laugh:

[Rin]

I confess Erin is the funniest mofo ever. :wub:


Totally!!!


I love Erin. :wub: :laugh:

I don't know what ya'll are talking about. :sofunny:

You just think I'm funny because you understand me. :laugh:

[The10Eels]

Erin Love!!:wub::wub::wub:

[Janeen]

I confess that Jimi brought me country fried steak and mashed potatoes for dinner and it tastes sooooo good. Oh and my favorite peanut butter Grandma's cookies. :wub:

[The10Eels]

OMG Janeen.... I am drooling! Your dinner sounds SO good...


I confess I tried to eat pickles again for the first time since they made me sick while I was pregnant with Audrianna.... and I just got an uneasy possibly nauseous feeling...

[Rin]

Erin Love!!:wub::wub::wub:

:D

[maggie]

Can I get in on the Erin love-fest? Puh-leeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase?

[shutterbird]

Can I get in on the Erin love-fest? Puh-leeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase?

Of course! :wub:

[Rin]

Can I get in on the Erin love-fest? Puh-leeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase?

The more the merrier... :wub: :silly: :sofunny: :P

[The10Eels]

The more the merrier... :wub: :silly: :sofunny: :P
I confess.... KINKY!!:silly:

[stephmama]

Bow chicka wow wow.


I confess I wanna go to Vegas in 7 days too.

[The10Eels]

I confess Cass and Erin had better take a TON of pics for us!!

[Janeen]

I confess that instead of the 8gb First Generation Ipod Touch I thought I was getting for my birthday, DH ordered the 16gb Second Gen one for me yesterday. :D

[Rin]

Bow chicka wow wow.


I confess I wanna go to Vegas in 7 days too.

I wish you could come too. You have more important business to attend to though. :silly:


I confess Cass and Erin had better take a TON of pics for us!!

Duede. That's all we're gonna do. That and eat and drink. :laugh: I'm so excited!!!!!

[WillowSpy]

I confess that instead of the 8gb First Generation Ipod Touch I thought I was getting for my birthday, DH ordered the 16gb Second Gen one for me yesterday. :D

:wub: What a sweetie!

[shutterbird]

Bow chicka wow wow.


I confess I wanna go to Vegas in 7 days too.

Me too! And I agree - there better be a million pics posted (and texted to me haha)...

I confess I just made buffalo dip at 9:45 pm because I'm a fatass.

[The10Eels]

I confess I just made buffalo dip at 9:45 pm because I'm a fatass.
Dude!! Like buffalo chicken dip?

Its 8:23am and I am in the process of making some

[shutterbird]

Dude!! Like buffalo chicken dip?

Its 8:23am and I am in the process of making some

Yep. I only ate a few bites though. Go me. Har!

[AmeriBrit]

I confess that it's rained all day today and it's sooo boring here in the house. I can't wait til DH gets home from work in 2 hours! We're getting take-out pizza and watching a movie when T-dog goes to bed....woowoo.

[The10Eels]

Yep. I only ate a few bites though. Go me. Har!

I love that stuff... Im making a double batch, because its supposed to be for Audrianna's birthday party, but I know we will eat some as soon as its done... lol

[Janeen]

I confess that it looks like the birthday parties are going to start tonight and continue daily through the actual birthday on Sunday. Woo look out Denver!

[WillowSpy]

I confess that it looks like the birthday parties are going to start tonight and continue daily through the actual birthday on Sunday. Woo look out Denver!

YAY!!!! That's so fun :)

[Janeen]

I confess that I am drinking instant coffee since we ran out of regular and it's so icky. :ohno:

[MammaMia]

I confess that I have no idea what buffalo dip is. I'm guessing there aren't any buffaloes in it.

I confess that I had so much fun going to the zoo with Mia this morning. We're both exhausted!

[stephmama]

Buffalo dip recipe. kthx.

[WillowSpy]

Yea... what is buffalo dip? Is it related to the sauce on buffalo wings?

[Rin]

I confess I just saw a picture on FB of some blonde I don't know being too friendly with my husband last Saturday... the night he didn't come home.

I confess I really don't want to be a psycho wife and get pissy and paranoid, but I can't help it. :(

I confess I know that if I even hinted that he was being anything more than friendly with her he'd be so offended. He takes loyalty, fidelity and our marriage very seriously.

I confess today is our 4 year anniversary.

I confess that I wish I hadn't ever seen that pictrure.

[maggie]

I was wondering about Buffalo dip too. dish!

[stephmama]

:hugs: Erin.

[maggie]

I confess I just saw a picture on FB of some blonde I don't know being too friendly with my husband last Saturday... the night he didn't come home.

I confess I really don't want to be a psycho wife and get pissy and paranoid, but I can't help it. :(

I confess I know that if I even hinted that he was being anything more than friendly with her he'd be so offended. He takes loyalty, fidelity and our marriage very seriously.

I confess today is our 4 year anniversary.

I confess that I wish I hadn't ever seen that pictrure.

Ugh. That sucks. :comfort:

[shutterbird]

Ugh, Erin, I'm so sorry! :( I had no idea he didn't come home... :hugs:

[Rin]

Ugh, Erin, I'm so sorry! :( I had no idea he didn't come home... :hugs:

He came home at 9:30 in the morning... There is an event every year where he gets together with drum core alumni. He was in drum core for 3 years and loved it. So I knew where he was and (mostly) who he was with. I also know who he stayed with. He just never called me to tell me he was crashing at someone's house so I didn't hear from him till 9am. We worked out, but seeing that picture left a more sour taste in my mouth about that night.

I know I am overreacting...

[shutterbird]

He came home at 9:30 in the morning... There is an event every year where he gets together with drum core alumni. He was in drum core for 3 years and loved it. So I knew where he was and (mostly) who he was with. I also know who he stayed with. He just never called me to tell me he was crashing at someone's house so I didn't hear from him till 9am. We worked out, but seeing that picture left a more sour taste in my mouth about that night.

I know I am overreacting...

If it makes you feel better, I'd be f'in pissed too if he didn't have the courtesy to call and was off having fun with other women. :wtf: :hugs:

[Janeen]

He came home at 9:30 in the morning... There is an event every year where he gets together with drum core alumni. He was in drum core for 3 years and loved it. So I knew where he was and (mostly) who he was with. I also know who he stayed with. He just never called me to tell me he was crashing at someone's house so I didn't hear from him till 9am. We worked out, but seeing that picture left a more sour taste in my mouth about that night.

I know I am overreacting...

If it makes ya feel any better, I'd be overreacting too. Maybe even more so than you are.

[daylilies]

What exactly are they doing in the picture? (not that it matters, but I'm curious)

I confess I am not normally dependent on sweets but DH bought 3 huge slabs of fudge the other day and I cannot stop eating it!

I confess I still cannot get over how smart Josh is...he's watching blue's clues and they are talking about paint and Joe says, we don't have purple paint, what should we do? And Josh said "mix it" :shocker:
I dunno, maybe he has just seen this episode too many times LOL

[Rin]

Thanks ladies. We talked about what happened and he apologized for not calling. Its a trend with him that when he goes out (which isn't often) he doesn't call or answer his phone. Its been a fitght for years. This is the second time this has happened. The first time was when I was 3 days away from having Aidan. :eyeroll: So I thought he had learned his lesson. I thought we were good but seeing that picture made the psycho in me start surfacing. :ohno:

[Rin]

What exactly are they doing in the picture? (not that it matters, but I'm curious)


She's leaning into him with her head on his shoulder. Not like all lovey like they're familiar with each other, but its obvious they knew each other back in drum core. He's an attractive guy, I've seen girls flirt plenty of times...

[WillowSpy]

:hugs: Erin. I don't think you're overreacting and you're definitely not a psycho. If it were me, I'd print the picture out and leave it on his desk so he'd see it when he came home.

[Janeen]

:hugs: Erin. I don't think you're overreacting and you're definitely not a psycho. If it were me, I'd print the picture out and leave it on his desk so he'd see it when he came home.

Hell yessum! :thumbsup:

[daylilies]

She's leaning into him with her head on his shoulder. Not like all lovey like they're familiar with each other, but its obvious they knew each other back in drum core. He's an attractive guy, I've seen girls flirt plenty of times...

Ahh, well I'm sorry it's pissing you off :(

[MammaMia]

Ugh, I'm so sorry Erin, that would really upset me too. :hugs:

[AlishaAnew]

Erin :hugs::hugs:

[Rin]

I'm overreacting. It was just a surprise to see. He said when I asked him casually that it was the girl his friend (who took the picture) hooked up with that night.

I guess I'm not as secure in myself as I thought I was. :(

[maggie]

Don't be so hard on yourself. I don't know many people that wouldn't be bugged by
something like that. And I think most of the people that would *say* it doesn't bug them...are full of it.

[WillowSpy]

I guess I'm not as secure in myself as I thought I was. :(

I don't think it has anything to do with being secure in yourself, hun. Just because you are fabulous, loving, caring, smart, and attractive doesn't mean diddly when it comes to men being stupid (not that I'm saying your DH did anything). If you put yourself in a shady situation, you should expect questions and suspicions from your wife, simple as that. :hugs:

[stephmama]

Erin, you weren't overreacting. You know how I feel about the situation. :hugs:

[MammaMia]

Hey, cock rock is back! :dance:

[Rin]

You guys are awesome :wub: :grouphug:. You can bet your butt if he saw a similar pic of me with a guy he didn't know and I didn't come home that night he'd flip. And I have never NOT trusted him. That's why it was weird I reacted like that.

Ugh, I need a drink now. :laugh:

[stephmama]

:laugh: I think you're the only one that gets it.

[AlishaAnew]

I'm overreacting. It was just a surprise to see. He said when I asked him casually that it was the girl his friend (who took the picture) hooked up with that night.

I guess I'm not as secure in myself as I thought I was. :(

Noooo I would totally rip DF's balls off if he had a girl on him like that. There could have been a more decent picture pose so it wouldn't come off in that way..

[Bean]

Oh Erin! I swear, our lives are so similar. I can totally picture Eric doing the exact same thing and totally not seeing anything wrong with it. I don't know if you remember when he rode his bike down to FL for bike week and I didn't want him to go at all. Then he said he'd be back in a few hours, which to him apparently meant "I'll be gone all day." Then he sent me a picture of him posing with a topless woman with gigantic boobs. He thought I would enjoy it because of the novelty of the size of her chest. I was FURIOUS and he just totally didn't get it. Anyway, different but similar.

[shutterbird]

Oh Erin! I swear, our lives are so similar. I can totally picture Eric doing the exact same thing and totally not seeing anything wrong with it. I don't know if you remember when he rode his bike down to FL for bike week and I didn't want him to go at all. Then he said he'd be back in a few hours, which to him apparently meant "I'll be gone all day." Then he sent me a picture of him posing with a topless woman with gigantic boobs. He thought I would enjoy it because of the novelty of the size of her chest. I was FURIOUS and he just totally didn't get it. Anyway, different but similar.

OMG.. I would've been so f'in pissed! :shocker:

[Rin]

Oh Erin! I swear, our lives are so similar. I can totally picture Eric doing the exact same thing and totally not seeing anything wrong with it. I don't know if you remember when he rode his bike down to FL for bike week and I didn't want him to go at all. Then he said he'd be back in a few hours, which to him apparently meant "I'll be gone all day." Then he sent me a picture of him posing with a topless woman with gigantic boobs. He thought I would enjoy it because of the novelty of the size of her chest. I was FURIOUS and he just totally didn't get it. Anyway, different but similar.

I think our husbands need to get married. Of course Sean would never pose with a topless woman. :laugh:

[shutterbird]

I confess I'm nervous, anxious, and scared all in one. I've put everything off to last minute again and my to-do list is a mile long.

[AlishaAnew]

Oh Erin! I swear, our lives are so similar. I can totally picture Eric doing the exact same thing and totally not seeing anything wrong with it. I don't know if you remember when he rode his bike down to FL for bike week and I didn't want him to go at all. Then he said he'd be back in a few hours, which to him apparently meant "I'll be gone all day." Then he sent me a picture of him posing with a topless woman with gigantic boobs. He thought I would enjoy it because of the novelty of the size of her chest. I was FURIOUS and he just totally didn't get it. Anyway, different but similar.

:pokey::pokey::pokey:

[The10Eels]

Buffalo dip recipe. kthx.


Yea... what is buffalo dip? Is it related to the sauce on buffalo wings?


I was wondering about Buffalo dip too. dish!
Buffalo Chicken Dip

2-3 chicken breasts - cooked and shredded
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
1/2 cup ranch dressing
8 oz cream cheese
2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Cook the chicken until done - shred. Put everything into the crockpot on low for about 2 hours. Stir. Serve with tortilla chips!


Its super easy, and SUPER yummy! and you can make it as spicy as you want depending on what kind of wing sauce you use!!!

[Janeen]

Buffalo Chicken Dip

2-3 chicken breasts - cooked and shredded
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
1/2 cup ranch dressing
8 oz cream cheese
2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Cook the chicken until done - shred. Put everything into the crockpot on low for about 2 hours. Stir. Serve with tortilla chips!


Its super easy, and SUPER yummy! and you can make it as spicy as you want depending on what kind of wing sauce you use!!!

I don't even like buffalo flavor but I know a lot of people who do. Maybe I can talk Jimi into buying the stuff so I can make this for my birthday party tomorrow. :)

[shutterbird]

I like this recipe (with blue cheese and no mozz cheese):

http://www.franksredhot.com/retailrecipeview.php?id=9543

We also just use reg. hot sauce!

[Janeen]

I like this recipe (with blue cheese and no mozz cheese):

http://www.franksredhot.com/retailrecipeview.php?id=9543

We also just use reg. hot sauce!

:gross:

[shutterbird]

:gross:

The ONLY time I eat blue cheese is with this dip! So normally I'd agree. hehe

[shutterbird]

I confess... where is Lydia?

[Janeen]

The ONLY time I eat blue cheese is with this dip! So normally I'd agree. hehe

Have you ever had the Cobb salad from Quiznos? I always get it with regular cheese instead of bleu cheese.

[Janeen]

I just thought to take a picture of my living room wall since we have talked about Marilyn Manson before.

This is my fabric poster with our Valentine's Day date Marilyn Manson tickets beside it. :)

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/025.jpg

[maggie]

I confess... where is Lydia?

On an island in Canada! For...two weeks? Maybe 10 days? If you search backwards through the confessions she was talking about it some. It sounds cool, but very isolated.

[Bean]

I just thought to take a picture of my living room wall since we have talked about Marilyn Manson before.

This is my fabric poster with our Valentine's Day date Marilyn Manson tickets beside it. :)

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/025.jpg
I'd hit it.

[AlishaAnew]

I just thought to take a picture of my living room wall since we have talked about Marilyn Manson before.

This is my fabric poster with our Valentine's Day date Marilyn Manson tickets beside it. :)

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/025.jpg

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:wub:

[girlwonder]

I confess I feel guilty and sad for leaving my child for a week with my mom and in-laws so we could have a vacation. She was with people who love her, but I think it was a selfishly long time to go. She seems to have grown from baby to toddler while I was gone. :ohno:

I confess that part of me thinks I feel that way because the vacation was kind of sucky because I was sick for most of it, so now I feel guiltier because my guilt is not really based on good things but my selfishness. Ha - just try to unravel THAT one!

[Janeen]

I'd hit it.

I confess we sometimes do it in the living room. :lol:

[girlwonder]

Oh, and Erin - NOT irrational. I'm glad you all worked it out.

[Janeen]

I confess that DH is asleep and I am off to the bar. Look out world!

[Janeen]

I confess that DH is OBSESSED with flashing his little buddies to me this morning. Wth? :laugh:

[The10Eels]

I confess it is PARTY day! (tomorrow is too)

I have been up for a few hours and baked 5 dozen rolls, 2 cakes, and banana bread is in the oven.

[Janeen]

I confess it is PARTY day! (tomorrow is too)

I have been up for a few hours and baked 5 dozen rolls, 2 cakes, and banana bread is in the oven.

Aww today is party day for me too! Tomorrow is my birfday, one year closer to thirty! We are having my party tonight with all of my friends.

Well, I did that last night too but today is the PLANNED party at my house. :laugh:

[daylilies]

Buffalo Chicken Dip

2-3 chicken breasts - cooked and shredded
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce
1/2 cup ranch dressing
8 oz cream cheese
2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Cook the chicken until done - shred. Put everything into the crockpot on low for about 2 hours. Stir. Serve with tortilla chips!


Its super easy, and SUPER yummy! and you can make it as spicy as you want depending on what kind of wing sauce you use!!!

Yes! One of my friends made this for a girls night in a while back and we devoured it. Sooo good.

[AmeriBrit]

Can I confess that I think my little boy is just super-duper cute?

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs141.snc1/5240_104187033140_648493140_2172749_7943467_n.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs121.snc1/5240_104187038140_648493140_2172750_7657735_n.jpg

[daylilies]

I confess I am making that buffalo dip right now...
silverstar, your son is totally cute!

[stephmama]

He's so cute!

[stephmama]

I confess bow chicka wow wow. :ohyea:

[daylilies]

Getting it on tonight, Steph?
I confess my son likes the buffalo dip! LOL (I love it too but cannot eat too much tonight, as I had too much to drink last night, and heavy food will just make me feel worse :()

[Rin]

I confess I feel guilty and sad for leaving my child for a week with my mom and in-laws so we could have a vacation. She was with people who love her, but I think it was a selfishly long time to go. She seems to have grown from baby to toddler while I was gone. :ohno:

I confess that part of me thinks I feel that way because the vacation was kind of sucky because I was sick for most of it, so now I feel guiltier because my guilt is not really based on good things but my selfishness. Ha - just try to unravel THAT one!

It wasn't selfish Katy. I'm sorry it wasn't better though!


Oh, and Erin - NOT irrational. I'm glad you all worked it out.

Thanks. We're fine now but I did tell him that it may be inncient to him but other people may not take it that way.

I confess I really want to bail on my reunion planning... :headbang:

[The10Eels]

I confess I am TIRED! Audri's party ended up lasting 6 freakin hours!!!!!!!!! and we get to do it all again tomorrow at MIL's!!!!!!!

I confess FIL was up for 5 minutes this morning, before he started b!tching at DH about one thing or another....
I confess I don't know why they said this was our party, and it was up to us to do everything... If they were just going to turn around and TELL us how to do everything.

[Janeen]

I confess it's 4:40ish am and in a moment I am going to load some party pictures.

[Janeen]

Okay pic overload suckahs... I confess :wub:

These guys rock my world LOL

My nephew and his girlfriend who don't drink but put up with our shiznitty all the time so we can play some Rock Band...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/003.jpg

Ken whose birthday I share and I claim as my bar husband. :wub:

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/005-1.jpg

Left to right, Brian, Uncle Dutchie who runs the karaoke show we always go to and Jimmers...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/008.jpg

Jimi and Brian our neighbor...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/039.jpg

Churchill who sings the best Chris Cornell ever on karaoke! :wub:

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/048.jpg

The people we picked up at the bar who came to our house for the after hours party...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/066.jpg

Everyone passed out!!!!

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/078.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/076.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/077.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p138/illusi0ns4u/074.jpg

:lol:

[AlishaAnew]

Silverstar your boy is totally cute!


Oh yeah I confess LOL

[AlishaAnew]

Janeen you nut :lol:

[Janeen]

Janeen you nut :lol:

Tehe

[3andMe]

I confess... where is Lydia?

I already posted this in NM and also Moms of Multiples, but I thought I'd post here too because you guys are my peeps. It was so much better than I expected (big sigh of relief).

We went to a teensy island in McGregor Bay in Lake Huron, Northern Ontario. We got back last night at 2 AM. There were two 18-hour travel days (AAAUUUGH!!!!). Yesterday started at 8 AM, with a boat ride and then a car ride and then three plane rides. The island had no electricity, no phone service, and we actually didn't even have lamps in our cabin because they were too close to the bed and Ronin kept poking the mantle on the propane lamp so we couldn't light it.

We had a wonderful time. We spent most of our time roaming around the island, looking for blueberries. Claire got really good at picking the ripe blueberries, although Ronin was a little indiscriminate and ate green ones too. We went for some canoe rides, which is REALLY difficult with two rowdy babies. I managed to cook dinner for 8 people a few different nights on an antique gas stove. The babies spent time with their great-grandparents. Nobody got sick or fell in the water (more than to knee-length, at least). We got a lot of mosquito bites. The twins LOVED it. They even did really well on the travel days, except during the last three hours of the flights both ways. Better than on our 3 1/2 hour trip to Wyoming last month. Still, it's not something I'll undertake again lightly.

On our way back last night someone became ill on the plane and I was the only person on board with any medical background so I had to tend to the passenger for a while. I felt torn, leaving my babies but feeling like I was the only person who could help this guy who was in distress. I had them keep him on oxygen and have EMT meet the plane in San Francisco, but was glad I didn't have to divert the plane. DH was proud of me, and thought it gave us more wiggle room in case the babies were unruly.

Except for the actual travel days, however, we kept talking about what a great experience it was and how we might like to make it a regular occurrence. On the other hand, we could have gone to Thailand faster and for less money.

Here is some picture overload.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/lydchapman/IMG_4336.jpg
Island with main cabin

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/lydchapman/IMG_4095.jpg
My aunt helping the twins drive the motorboat

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/lydchapman/IMG_4208.jpg
Claire and Ronin looking for blueberries behind the guest cabin

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/lydchapman/IMG_3896.jpg
Refusing to pose for pictures in their new HeatherJ shirts

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/lydchapman/IMG_4383.jpg
Going for a stroll

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/lydchapman/IMG_4427.jpg
Looking for fish off the dock

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n70/lydchapman/IMG_2804.jpg
Four generations

[The10Eels]

Awww Lydia. I confess your twins are SO cute!

I confess my sister made Audrianna a book with pictures from all through her first year of life, and reading it made me cry!

Everyone loved it except Brandons Grandma... She was upset because she wasn't in it...

[WillowSpy]

Welcome back, Lydia! I'm so glad to hear that it went better than expected :) And how cool that you were the medical superhero on the plane! You know, it's a little freaky how much some of the people in that last picture look like you.

[maggie]

I confess...are people serious or joking when they are worried that a solar eclipse will cause birth defects?

[WillowSpy]

I confess...are people serious or joking when they are worried that a solar eclipse will cause birth defects?

Hahaha :laugh: I saw your response on the post in Random. Maybe they're just superstitious? I mean, my MIL told me I can't hammer or sew while pregnant, and my mom told me that I can't let cords/strings get tangled near me... all superstitions, of course.

[AlishaAnew]

aawww looks like a fantastic time Lydia!!

[AlishaAnew]

I confess...are people serious or joking when they are worried that a solar eclipse will cause birth defects?

I hope they are joking! :lol:

[AmeriBrit]

Lydia, wow, your trip looks like it was awesome! It looks so pretty there! I want to go to Canada one of these days.

[3andMe]

Welcome back, Lydia! I'm so glad to hear that it went better than expected :) And how cool that you were the medical superhero on the plane! You know, it's a little freaky how much some of the people in that last picture look like you.

This is the second time in my life I've had to do that. One time, I was stuck in the bathroom of a plane with a guy on a toilet who was really really ill for about three hours, with a doctor, a lot of blood, and a couple of oxygen tanks. We almost turned the plane around. We fill out all these forms at the end with our names, addresses, license numbers, and everything that we do, etc. and frankly I was a little surprised that I never heard anything afterward from the airline, not even a little thank-you letter. Because it is very expensive to turn a plane around, and we salvaged the patient AND the flight for them.

I was worried that this situation would end up taking up a lot of my time too, but luckily it didn't. For my sake, the babies' sake, and most of all for the patient's sake.

And yes in the picture, there are a lot of similarities between us, aren't there? I look most like my aunt, I think, always have. We have a picture of us together where we look almost like twins. I assume I look least like my grandfather.

[The10Eels]

I confess..


:storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::stork girl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:: storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkg irl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:

:itsagirl:

:hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage :

[sunrider]

Yeah little sister!!!

[WillowSpy]

I confess..


:storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::stork girl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:: storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkg irl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:

:itsagirl:

:hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage :

OMG congrats!!!!! Now you don't have to deal with the boy name question :)

[The10Eels]

Yeah, but DH told me after the ultrasound that he really didn't like the girl name I like.. so we are back at square one!

[WillowSpy]

Yeah, but DH told me after the ultrasound that he really didn't like the girl name I like.. so we are back at square one!

He didn't like Harper? :( I'm sorry hun :hugs: I am sure you will find something fabulous regardless!

[3andMe]

Congratulations for a little girl!

[The10Eels]

He didn't like Harper? :( I'm sorry hun :hugs: I am sure you will find something fabulous regardless!
I know... How does he not like Harper?! lol... oh well... He told me and my BFF to make a list of 8 first names, and 8 middle names and he will choose from our list.. but he gets to mix and match...

[maggie]

Yay for girls! I wouldn't go for Harper, but only because it is the last name of the Canadian Prime Minister right now and he drives me totally bonkers. I can't STAND him! Stupid jerk, now he has also ruined a perfectly cute girl name.

[AlishaAnew]

I confess..


:storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::stork girl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:: storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkg irl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:

:itsagirl:

:hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage :

:hooray::hooray::cabbage::cabbage: for lil girls!!!!!

[stephmama]

Congrats on a little girl!

[Rin]

I confess..


:storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::stork girl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:: storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkg irl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl::storkgirl:

:itsagirl:

:hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage::hooray::cabbage :

YAY!!! Congrats!!

[Bean]

Less then 24 hours until I leave for Vegas! Woooohoooooo!!!

[stephmama]

Less then 24 hours until I leave for Vegas! Woooohoooooo!!!


*****.

[Luna]

I confess I have a confession I can't share. :P

[stephmama]

I confess I have a confession I can't share. :P


I confess, that's just mean.

[daylilies]

I confess I have a confession I can't share. :P

Oh please! Whatever it is, you can share...we won't tell...

[Luna]

Oh please! Whatever it is, you can share...we won't tell...


LOL.

[The10Eels]

I confess I have a confession I can't share. :P
seriously... thats just wrong....

I confess I am having a bad mommy day. and Audri can sense it, im sure....

I have zero patience today, and she is being overly testy...... and only napped for 10 minutes

[elmobo-n-lexi]

I confess I have zero patience today as well, and if these kids don't take a nap soon, I might throw myself out my window!

[Luna]

seriously... thats just wrong....

I confess I am having a bad mommy day. and Audri can sense it, im sure....

I have zero patience today, and she is being overly testy...... and only napped for 10 minutes


I know, I'm sorry. I'm a *****.

I confess I'm having a bad mommy day, Madi's over at grandma's.

[The10Eels]

nah... just a tease!

I confess picking out names, while fun, is hard work

[AmeriBrit]

I confess we've already started talking baby names and aren't pregnant with #2 yet! LOL

[Rin]

I confess.... Guess where I'll be in 24 hours? :sofunny:

[WillowSpy]

I confess.... Guess where I'll be in 24 hours? :sofunny:

:hooray::hooray::hooray:

If your trips to Vegas are anything like mine, you'll be having some cocktails to forget about how much money you've already lost :laugh:

[maggie]

I confess.... Guess where I'll be in 24 hours? :sofunny:

I confess, I'm JEALOUS!

[Rin]

Yes, I anticipate many cocktails and debauchery. We'll take lots of pics for you guys. :P

[The10Eels]

Cass and Erin -- I confess I am uber jealous, and would LOVE to get a pic message from you 2!:angel:

[girlwonder]

You all are going to have so much fun!!! Can't wait to see pics!

[The10Eels]

I confess I love the girl to death, but can't wait for Audrianna to go to sleep! She only napped for a TOTAL of 30 minutes today, and is CRABBY....

I confess I know tomorrow is not going to be any better because she has her 1 year well baby appointment...

[WillowSpy]

I confess... our house finally sold! It's been "sold" for like a month but it now everything is finally done and it's actually final. Woot!

[sunrider]

I confess I'm going to crash and burn if I don't get more sleep. Last night I think I slept from 10p-1am and from 4:30-5:30am. My body seems to be all achey for no apparent reason. I can't even blame lack of sleep on Liam last night - there wasn't a peep out of him till 3 am, we nursed, and he was out again by 3:20 am and woke up at 6:45 am.

[WillowSpy]

I confess I'm going to crash and burn if I don't get more sleep. Last night I think I slept from 10p-1am and from 4:30-5:30am. My body seems to be all achey for no apparent reason. I can't even blame lack of sleep on Liam last night - there wasn't a peep out of him till 3 am, we nursed, and he was out again by 3:20 am and woke up at 6:45 am.

:hugs:

From 1 to 3, did you roll around in bed? Get up? Try to read something? Have you tried anything (Tylenol PM, Unisom, natural supplements, warm milk)? Relaxation techniques?

I've been an insomniac for my entire adult life. The only thing that's been a 100% cure is, surprisingly, pregnancy.

[MammaMia]

Have fun in Vegas guys!!! :hooray:

[Rin]

Bye ladies! I'll be heading to the airport soon!:hooray: Don't get into too much trouble! :winks:

[maggie]

Have fun!!!

[stephmama]

How about YOU don't get into too much trouble. :P

[3andMe]

I confess I got signed off by my specialist and was supposed to get cleared by employee health yesterday and start back to work today after being off since May 29th. And then I almost passed out at my employee health appt. when they insisted I couldn't sit down to fill out the forms and I kept telling them I needed to sit down and I almost collapsed. So the doctor refused to clear me to return to work until my dizziness and irregular heartbeat were evaluated. I went to my primary doctor on the way home, and she set me up to see an ENT (to rule out inner ear problems) and to have my heart checked out. So I'm off work until next week.

And I confess dh and I both knew our babies' birthday was coming up soon, but didn't realize it was this coming Sunday. My mom had to remind us. We didn't have anything planned, and my mom wants me to have a dinner party.

And I think Erin and Cass should have a blast in Vegas!

[stephmama]

Lydia, I hope you feel better soon. :(

[daylilies]

I confess I got signed off by my specialist and was supposed to get cleared by employee health yesterday and start back to work today after being off since May 29th. And then I almost passed out at my employee health appt. when they insisted I couldn't sit down to fill out the forms
Uh, wow! Why wouldn't they let you sit down?

[The10Eels]

I confess I don't know what my dad said to MIL while he was here, but whatever it was - it was a load of BS.

MIL is under the impression that ALL DH and I do all day is RELAX around the house, and that my parents must have given us a wad of cash before they left in order for us to be able to do that, and just go "gallivanting" around the city whenever we want....

DH and I job search all day - Im usually on APA as well, but I am looking for jobs at the same time... and we have been going and going since last friday with Audrianna's birthday stuff... then this week we had to go to sMIL's pre-op appointment, my ultrasound, and Audrianna's dr. appointment. This afternoon DH has a meeting with his Job Counselor.

I confess I am SICK and TIRED of them making it seem like we aren't trying to find a job... and that no one recognizes the driver job DH got because it hasn't started yet....

[sunrider]

:hugs:

From 1 to 3, did you roll around in bed? Get up? Try to read something? Have you tried anything (Tylenol PM, Unisom, natural supplements, warm milk)? Relaxation techniques?

I've been an insomniac for my entire adult life. The only thing that's been a 100% cure is, surprisingly, pregnancy.

I have gotten up and cleaned the kitchen before, or watched TV or play Wii.
Not doing tylenol PM/unisom as the ingredients CAN affect milk supply and I've worked to hard to keep producing for my little man. I have taken Hyland's Calm Forte - and find that if I take 3 at a time it does help. But the last time I did that (Tuesday night?) Liam was up and restless for almost 2 hours. I took 2 of them last night about 3:30 after nursing, but it was an hour before I got to sleep. Milk should only be consumed warm if it has chocolate in it - otherwise it must be VERY cold (sometimes with icecubes). :winks:

ETA: Months ago I tried camomile tea, with no noticable affect.
And I never got to experience the perpetual napping that is pregnancy. I had a horrid cold with coughing from 2-4 months and that's when PSD kicked in with a vengence and it was hard to sleep anywhere.

[WillowSpy]

Have a safe flight and a wonderful vacation, Rin and Cass!

Lydia, I truly wish I could do something to make you feel better. This has been going on a bit too long :(


I have gotten up and cleaned the kitchen before, or watched TV or play Wii.
Not doing tylenol PM/unisom as the ingredients CAN affect milk supply and I've worked to hard to keep producing for my little man. I have taken Hyland's Calm Forte - and find that if I take 3 at a time it does help. But the last time I did that (Tuesday night?) Liam was up and restless for almost 2 hours. I took 2 of them last night about 3:30 after nursing, but it was an hour before I got to sleep. Milk should only be consumed warm if it has chocolate in it - otherwise it must be VERY cold (sometimes with icecubes). :winks:

ETA: Months ago I tried camomile tea, with no noticable affect.
And I never got to experience the perpetual napping that is pregnancy. I had a horrid cold with coughing from 2-4 months and that's when PSD kicked in with a vengence and it was hard to sleep anywhere.

Ahhh, yea, good call on the Unisom/supply issue... How is something like Valerian on supply? I wonder if it would pass through you milk to Liam. Probably... :( Man, this is a toughie. Chamomile does work for me, but only sporadically. You are really getting the raw end of the deal on your sleep, with the cold, the PSD, etc. :hugs: If I can think of something else I'll let you know. But yea, there are nights were absolutely nothing works for me, either :(

[3andMe]

What about Melatonin? Haven't looked that up for breastfeeding, etc. but I can later.

[3andMe]

Okay, I looked up Melatonin and according to Kellymom it is considered safe to take in the NON extended release form, no more than 1-3 mg. When I was having trouble sleeping I used to take it about an hour before bed.

[sunrider]

Okay, I looked up Melatonin and according to Kellymom it is considered safe to take in the NON extended release form, no more than 1-3 mg. When I was having trouble sleeping I used to take it about an hour before bed.

Thank you Lydia! I'll try to pick some up this weekend and give it a try.

How are the birthday plans coming?

[3andMe]

How are the birthday plans coming?

Trying not to think about it? :laugh:

Errr, I drove by a house that appeared to be getting emptied out and being dumpstered and saw a cute little dump truck and asked if I could have it. So they're getting a birthday present, I just need to wash it. They also have their personalized birthday book plus everything my mom has been doing.

I'm just trying to pin down how many people will be coming to this purported dinner party, to see if I can host it here or if I'll have to move it to my mom's house. Then I'll be able to make more plans.

[The10Eels]

I confess my nerves have me feeling sick...

[3andMe]

I confess my nerves have me feeling sick...

What's going on?

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I confess I have been thinking about having another baby, despite the fact that dh & I essentially decided we wouldn't have any more. I've been looking at cute babies and feeling wistful. I've been asking C & R if they want a baby to play with. I'm actually trying to decide if I want to restart my birth control pills this week.

Dh is on the same side of the fence as I am, that is, we both felt like it would probably be a good idea to stop for practical reasons but we both like children (especially our children) and can't stop imagining what another one would be like.

And this would take some definite planning because obviously I'm not in the best health right now and I'm taking meds that are not compatible, so it would be at least several months before I could conceive of conceiving.

It's so tempting to start temping, though.

[AmeriBrit]

Aw, Lydia; I hope you do have another baby. You're obviously such a good momma to the 2 you've already got-you need another, definitely! I need to stop trying to think of baby names since we aren't ttc til later this year...it's just exciting/fun to think about, though.

[The10Eels]

What's going on?


My first job interview in over 4 years was this morning!

I think it went pretty well, but I did put on my application that I am pregnant because it asked if there would be any reason for me to need more than 1 day off work within the next 6 months.


I need to stop trying to think of baby names since we aren't ttc til later this year...it's just exciting/fun to think about, though.
DH and I have yet to agree on a name... I can't STOP thinking of them, and he doesnt like any of them

[sunrider]

I confess . . . . WE'VE HIT 100 PAGES!!!!

[The10Eels]

I confess . . . . WE'VE HIT 100 PAGES!!!!
WHOA:cabbage:

[WillowSpy]

Yay on 100 pages! And yay on a good interview, Ashley!

And Lydia - it sounds corny, but if you are both thinking about this, then maybe you should do it :) Or at least, not do anything to prevent it.

[3andMe]

And Lydia - it sounds corny, but if you are both thinking about this, then maybe you should do it :) Or at least, not do anything to prevent it.

We've been spending a great deal of time talking about it in the past few days, both pros and cons.

Yay for 100 pages!

And I can't believe I have two 2-year-olds!

[AlishaAnew]

Hey you crazy heathens!
I don't know if I told you all yet but I am starting school again this coming up MONDAY!!!!!
I am absolutely TERRIFIED too. The initial exam I took to get in made me feel really dumb! Like I need to brush up on my math skills :lol:
Anyways I keep having that lil voice in the back of my head telling me that I will fail but I keep pushing on by thinking of Evie.


Oh I confess :winks:


and HEY I want drunken texts Dammit!!!! :brat:

[AlishaAnew]

Huzzah for 100!!!

[Rin]

I confess I love drunken texts from Vegas. :laugh:

:shame:

I confess I am tired and home but had such a great time. Cass and I are so much alike it felt totally natural to be with her. I miss her already. :sadbye:

Pictures to come, she took most of them so we have to wait until she gets home and has the time to upload them, so probably not until tomorrow.

[3andMe]

So glad you had a good time, Erin! Isn't it nice feeling meeting up with someone who just clicks like that? Can't wait to see pictures.

[AlishaAnew]

Oh YAY! I am so excited about the pictures!!!!
Glad you a great time!!

[WillowSpy]

I confess I'm just floored at the results of the "Text while driving" poll in Random.

Makes me want to stay at home forever.:ohno:

And happy birthday Claire & Ronin! Off to check the blog for pics!

Hahaha, yea I'm with ya. But I didn't need the poll to tell me that. People are really terrible drivers, and do not pay the least attention.

[maggie]

Happy birthday Claire and Ronin!!! Two years already, wow. I saw the costumes in your other thread, Lydia, and I have to say that I am JEALOUS. I want those costumes for myself! Amazing.

I'm also terribly freaked by the texting while driving thing. As I made clear over there. Really freaked.

[Janeen]

I confess where the hell have I been!?!?!

I confess ohhhhh yeah, I started a confessions thread in TTC and have been posting there. :shame:

I confess this cycle that started yesterday is going to be our first IUI and I'm nervous!

[Luna]

I confess I have a confession I can't share. :P


I'm quoting myself because I'm having issues.

I confess. . . . while I'm really happy for all involved. . .I'm having a hard time with all the BFPs.

[Janeen]

I'm quoting myself because I'm having issues.

I confess. . . . while I'm really happy for all involved. . .I'm having a hard time with all the BFPs.

:hugs:

I understand.

[Bean]

I confess I love drunken texts from Vegas. :laugh:
Oh god, I'm so embarrassed.

:shame:

I confess I am tired and home but had such a great time. Cass and I are so much alike it felt totally natural to be with her. I miss her already. :sadbye:

Pictures to come, she took most of them so we have to wait until she gets home and has the time to upload them, so probably not until tomorrow.
Word.

[AlishaAnew]

Agatha or someone...
Okay I have a project up and coming. Well I decided to present it through powerpoint. I have to also type a paper about said project. My question is I have to cite my work and I don't remember the format for that...any help?

[AmeriBrit]

I confess I love strawberry cider! Yum-may!

[The10Eels]

I confess I am back from the lake, and boy, did I miss my baby!!!!!

[Ky'sMom]

Agatha or someone...
Okay I have a project up and coming. Well I decided to present it through powerpoint. I have to also type a paper about said project. My question is I have to cite my work and I don't remember the format for that...any help?

It depends on what type of format you are suppose to use APA or MLA or the other that I forget the name of. I used http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ for my MLA papers in college when I didn't have my MLA book handy and http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ when I had to write papers for other departments that used APA. I was an English major in college so used MLA mostly and would forget APA so I brushed up on it with this webpage. I did a few powerpoint presentations and used both formatting types for my references at the end of the presentation.

Erin

[WillowSpy]

Agatha or someone...
Okay I have a project up and coming. Well I decided to present it through powerpoint. I have to also type a paper about said project. My question is I have to cite my work and I don't remember the format for that...any help?

Aww I totally didn't see this! Erin hit it spot on. If you teacher didn't tell you guys the method he/she wants for the citations, then I guess you can do whatever you want? The high school I taught at made MLA the standard because they failed to understand that the sciences need citations too :laugh:

I confess that the first few months of pregnancy are really, really weird. There is a person inside of me who I cannot see or feel. If I don't think about him/her, I basically forget. That's sort of creepy to me. I wish I could fast forward time to like, the 18th week when I can at least know they are there.

[The10Eels]

I confess

I HATE CHIGGERS!

[Janeen]

I confess

I HATE CHIGGERS!

They just whispered to me and told me they loooovvvveeee you sweet thang! :wub:

[The10Eels]

They love DH even more than me...

I confess DH woke me at 3 am, because he was so itchy, and had me cover his legs in calamine lotion

[Janeen]

They love DH even more than me...

I confess DH woke me at 3 am, because he was so itchy, and had me cover his legs in calamine lotion

Aww you poor people.

I confess I wonder if that is what got me one time on the way back from Oklahoma? I had bumps all on my inner thighs for like a week and a half and I was so afraid that I had sat on a bar toilet and caught something. DH reminded me of how I had my leg out the window while we were flying down the highways through OK and TX and said bugs probably got in there and bit me. Yikes!

[The10Eels]

I dunno... We were at the lake for 3 days, and from what I've read Chiggers live in low damp areas... like where we were camping...

I think I got more mosquito bites than chigger bites though, cause I swell like CRAZY from mosquitoes and my bites are like the size of quarters...:pokey:

[sunrider]

Ashley, if at any time you sat in the grass or on a log or stump - they're chiggers. (They don't fly, so you pretty much have to put yourself in contact with them).

They suck. I know, because they think I'm delicious - as do the blood sucking beotches (i.e. mosquitos . . . since only the females suck blood).

[sunrider]

I confess that the first few months of pregnancy are really, really weird. There is a person inside of me who I cannot see or feel. If I don't think about him/her, I basically forget. That's sort of creepy to me. I wish I could fast forward time to like, the 18th week when I can at least know they are there.

I confess I'm a tiny bit jealous of you Agatha. We're not having another so I won't get to experience it again. I really only missed one part - feeling him move around inside me. That was the most wonderful feeling in the whole world.

I wish you all the joys of pregnancy and hope you have none of the problems I did. :winks:

Do you blog or keep a journal? I wish I had started blogging in my pregnancy so that I could have recorded the little details and things that happened.

[AlishaAnew]

It depends on what type of format you are suppose to use APA or MLA or the other that I forget the name of. I used http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ for my MLA papers in college when I didn't have my MLA book handy and http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ when I had to write papers for other departments that used APA. I was an English major in college so used MLA mostly and would forget APA so I brushed up on it with this webpage. I did a few powerpoint presentations and used both formatting types for my references at the end of the presentation.

Erin


Aww I totally didn't see this! Erin hit it spot on. If you teacher didn't tell you guys the method he/she wants for the citations, then I guess you can do whatever you want? The high school I taught at made MLA the standard because they failed to understand that the sciences need citations too :laugh:

I confess that the first few months of pregnancy are really, really weird. There is a person inside of me who I cannot see or feel. If I don't think about him/her, I basically forget. That's sort of creepy to me. I wish I could fast forward time to like, the 18th week when I can at least know they are there.

oops yeah she said MLA...ahhh this is still all so crazy to me about how much I forgot since school :shame:

[WillowSpy]

I confess I'm a tiny bit jealous of you Agatha. We're not having another so I won't get to experience it again. I really only missed one part - feeling him move around inside me. That was the most wonderful feeling in the whole world.

I wish you all the joys of pregnancy and hope you have none of the problems I did. :winks:

Do you blog or keep a journal? I wish I had started blogging in my pregnancy so that I could have recorded the little details and things that happened.

I should probably journal this pregnancy... good idea :) I cannot imagine just having one (then again, I am pregnant and still cannot imagine being pregnant...) :hugs:


oops yeah she said MLA...ahhh this is still all so crazy to me about how much I forgot since school :shame:

Just keep asking :) We're all here for ya, girl!

[The10Eels]

I confess I am Uber proud of you Alisha!!
I confess after telling sMIL about DH's interview she decided to tell us when sBIL goes back to school DH is on full time mowing duty... even if he gets the job!! WTF?! He could be working 56 hours a week... and sBIL will just be going to high school... I think he can handle mowing, even if its put off till weekends!