You may think I am crazy but.........................

[MarchMommy]

ooo id rather have the cake kel!! yummy


anyone ever stuck chocolate chips in their banana bread? yummmm

[Jai]

Yes, VERY tasty!!! :D:D

I want banana bread really bad now!!

[MarchMommy]

my mom made a TON, come and get some!!

[Bean]

Mmmm! Banana bread is my favorite (with zucchini as a close second!).

[MarchMommy]

i dont think ive ever had zucchini bread before....

[kel]

Bean, that's a cute new siggy!!

[without]

anyone ever stuck chocolate chips in their banana bread? yummmm


Do you put the chocolate chips in b/4 you bake it?

Pamela

[stash]

Chocolate chips are good in zucchini bread, too!

[1stgradeteach]

man, I haven't read this thread for a while....what are you talking about?

Food?


Gotta love a long thread!

[HollyJo]

Or just chocolate chips are good. Mmm.

[MarchMommy]

i know i have a industrial sized bag in my pantry....

has anyone ever added p-nut butter chips to everyday brownie mix and bake as normal? OMG to DIE for.....

[newmami]

MMMMMMMMMMM Brownies!!!
I love the Ghirardeli ones with extra chocolate....

DH has a recipe to do smores using brownies instead of graham crackers.... it is SINFUL!!! :P

[BBKCD]

Now I'm thinking about pecan pie brownies.... :(

[without]

Well............I am thinking I need to know how Claudia's DH makes the smores with a brownie bottom!

[BBKCD]

Well............I am thinking I need to know how Claudia's DH makes the smores with a brownie bottom!

Yeah, me too! :lol:

[without]

I can see this is going to be a bad week for my diet! :oops: The stress of having to take Morgan for her 6 month shots has me eating every thing in sight!

[Jai]

((BIG HUGS)) sweetie. Im already dreading Peytons next shot appt and its a month away still!! :shock:

[without]

It wouldn't be so bad but they make me hold her legs down and then she is looking right at me when they give her the shots so she thinks I did it! Then when its all over I go to comfort her and she wants nothing to do with me because I am the one who hurt her.

It may sound silly but DD doesn't forget! One day I came out of the shower with my hair wraped up and it scared her to death she cried the rest of the night even in her sleep. For days when I would go to pick her up she would look at the top of my head like is that big thing going to come back? :roll:

[newmami]

Awww poor Morgan!! :cry: I think it is cruel that they let you hold her legs... what our Pedi does is I sit on a chair and hold Danielle, her back against my chest, and the nurse holds her legs, so she knows who the evil one is....

I will get that brownie recipe once we open all the boxes in the new house, and post it here, I promise!!!

[Jai]

Claudia, are you in your new house now??

I wanna see pics!!

[without]

Ummmm...........can't wait! :wink:

DH says I should ask if its OK if I cover her face with a burp cloth! LOL

[newmami]

I am not in the new house yet... we moved some boxes last Saturday and will be moving all the extras this week. The moving company will move the furniture Thursday... so we will be officially moved 07/27!!

[DIVADLX]

The post about the peanut butter chips in the brownie mix made me SO hungry for something sweet!

Claudia - isn't moving with baby just SO much harder! I have always been really good at moving, and with the exception of loading and unloading boxes from a truck, I've liked it in the past... but with Stella moving has been 1,000 times more difficult, stressful and sometimes impossible!

[Jai]

I am not in the new house yet... we moved some boxes last Saturday and will be moving all the extras this week. The moving company will move the furniture Thursday... so we will be officially moved 07/27!!

YAY!!! Thats great!! Im so excited for you.

We have moved a couple times since Marissas been born. VERY hard!! But the hardest was this last move. I was about 6-7 months pg, and we had Marissa. :shock: Now, that was a lot of work. I didnt get everything UnPacked until after Peyton was born

[without]

Jai,
Your siggy pic's are so cute! You have such sweet little girls!

[newmami]

I was thinking the same Jai, your daughters are adorable!!

This is the first time I move, so I am oblivion to everything!! DH is used to moving, so he is a packing machine!! we will see when I have to open all those boxes!! :shock: As we are only planning on staying on this house one year and then buy one, we are leaving like half of our things packed.
The only thing I am dreading is cleaning the old place and the new one... yuck!!

[MarchMommy]

yes jai i LOVE the new pictures!!!

[Jai]

Aww, thanks guys!! Im trying to play around w it. I dont understand why they arent both the same size.

I always feel so bad w just pics of Peyton. Like Im neglecting Marissa. :D

[MarchMommy]

they are both such pretty girls!!! you are very lucky....

[HollyJo]

Hey! How well do we know each other!

Make a quiz to find out... http://www03.quizyourfriends.com/index.html

Here's mine. :D http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060725003008-819714&

[Jai]

Holly, thats really cool!! I scored 80 on yours!! :D

Here's mine: :D
http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060725004908-766520&

[BubbleGum]

Friggin crap! This thread is still going?

[HollyJo]

I got a 71 :oops: I didn't know your DH's name or how long you guys have been married... but now I do! :D

[HollyJo]

Friggin crap! This thread is still going?

It's the BS thread... gotta have a place to just chit chat, yanno? :D

[MarchMommy]

we got our AC fixed...whoopie!!!!

now life can resume as normal for The West's

[newmami]

Woo hoo MM!!! now you can breathe again!!

I swear if our AC goes down, I will move to a hotel!!!
When is this horrible weather going to end??????

[MarchMommy]

not soon enough thats for sure!

[kel]

ok, i love those quizzes!! i didn't do that great, I thought everyone's husband's name was DH?!?!?LOL :lol: I'll make one too!

[kel]

Ok, here's mine!!
http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060725115305-287980&

[MarchMommy]

i got a 71 on jai's

[YellowRose]

That was fun!!! I did yours, Kel... I got an 80!

[MarchMommy]

holly i did terrible on yours....

i didnt know that you were that age.... :D

[YellowRose]

Here's mine

http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060725122351-314699&

[YellowRose]

Jai... I did really bad on yours!!!! :oops: I got 43!! :oops: :oops:

[kel]

OMG...........I got 100 on yours Aly!!! i guess Jan 06, :wink: IL mommies, right???

[MarchMommy]

heres mine

http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060725122720-128278&

[MarchMommy]

i got 100 on aly's too

[YellowRose]

I got a 100 on your Christi!!!

[MarchMommy]

we have been around APA wayyyy too long!!!

how did you know my hubbys nickname???

[YellowRose]

how did you know my hubbys nickname???

LOL I remember one time you posting about Madi's nicknames and that you call her Little Cherrio because that's your Dh's nickname.

[MarchMommy]

wow...we do spend alot of time on here dont we?

debbie got them all right

kel which one did you miss??

[sunshine]

Those were fun! :D

Holly...I got 40 on yours
Jai... I got 86 on yours
Kel... I got 80 on yours
Aly...I got 83 on yours
Christi... I got 100 on yours


Here's mine...
http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060725130016-734112&

[kel]

Cheerio!!! Who knew? ALY!!! Thanks girls, most of you put that I am 29!!

[YellowRose]

I got a 70 on Debbie's.

[newmami]

Ha ha ha!! instead of working I am spending my time on this!!… while papers pile in front of me!!

So far I got
Debbie 80
Christy 63
Aly 100
Holly 60
Jai 71
Kelly 100


Take This Quiz - http://www.quizyourfriends.com/quizpage.php?quizname=060725134126-365610&

[Jai]

:( Claudia I did horrible on yours!! :(

[kel]

Claudia- I love the car ? I knew that because that's what i drive too!

[newmami]

Maybe I should start sharing more information about myself!!! :lol:

[YellowRose]

I didn't do so well on your quiz, Claudia... but I've gotten the highest so far, 50.

[DIVADLX]

ok, I'm not taking any more quizzes... I suck.

[BBKCD]

Ok, what can we talk about now? I'm still thinking about brownies :shock:

Ciara's new word is "sit". I sure hope it's "sit", and not "rhymes with"?

I'll ask a non-sense question...

"What person/charactar do people tell you you remind them of?"

[newmami]

Adrian Monk.......... HA HA HA!!! (because I am too neurotic)

[geebee]

uh, oh! gotta keep it alive!

one time someone mentioned I remind them of Oprah Winfrey. How weird is that?!? I don't think I'm anything like her, but I certainly wouldn't mind having her millions of $$$$$...

[Jai]

I wouldnt mind having her $$$$$$$ bu-ko bucks either!!!

Anyone have any good celebrity gossip? I havent got my gossip fix in a while. :)

[daylilies]

I'm going to make one of those quizzes! It'll be really easy, ok?
Sorry, go back to your regularly scheduled topic now.

[MarchMommy]

i got a 63 on yours claudia!!

[sunshine]

Did someone say BROWNIES!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhh.... warm brownies with vanilla ice cream.....mmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, NO< NO< NO!!!!!!!! There bad...can't have them...

I've been told I act like Kelly Ripa... don't know if that's a compliement or not though... :roll:

I gotta go take your quiz Claudia!

[sunshine]

OMG.... Claudia.... I SO thought I knew you better! :D I got a whopping 25 on your quiz~! :oops:

[preahd]

uh, oh! gotta keep it alive!

one time someone mentioned I remind them of Oprah Winfrey. How weird is that?!? I don't think I'm anything like her, but I certainly wouldn't mind having her millions of $$$$$...

Geebee, I'd definitely take that as a compliment :) I personally think she is an amazing woman.

I can't think of anyone that I've been compared to...hmmm...not sure if that's good :?

[without]

Some one said I reminded them of a person off the show Charmed but I have never seen the show so I forgot who they said it was. :oops: Also some one said I looked like a girl of a show called "30 some thing" but I have never seen it. Maybe I need to start watching some TV? LOL

[MarchMommy]

ive never been told that i look like some one famous..

except maybe kermit the frog :shock:

[without]

I am sorry I just burst out laughing!!!

Kermit the Frog!!! OH my gosh!!! I can't stop laughing!

I always thought I looked more like Camella (sp?) the chicken(gonzo's girl friend)! LOL

[MarchMommy]

hehehe.... :D

[kel]

Kermit, I'll take it any day................Better than what I have gotten.... :evil: Ricki Lake, what an insult, I could shoot those people!!

[MarchMommy]

ricki lake? REALLY? oh hell no....

[YellowRose]

I don't think anyone's ever said I reminded them of anyone famous..... or I just don't remember!!!

And... whoever mentioned brownies.... now I want some!!!! *drools* Mmmm!!! Too bad I don't have a mix in the cupboard, I'd make some.

[firstone]

People can be so insensitive sometimes, can't they?

[geebee]

geebee wrote:
uh, oh! gotta keep it alive!

one time someone mentioned I remind them of Oprah Winfrey. How weird is that?!? I don't think I'm anything like her, but I certainly wouldn't mind having her millions of $$$$$...


Geebee, I'd definitely take that as a compliment Smile I personally think she is an amazing woman.

She's done some amazing things, for sure. But if it were a physical comparison? Really absurd. I look Nothing like her. Heck, any kind of comparison to Oprah!

Personally, I think I look like Tia Carrerre (snicker, snicker)

[LuMo]

I have been told that I look like Ally Sheedy - from Breakfast Club, not from Short Circuit - which I totally don't get. Maybe when I went through the all-black goth phase for a few months in high school, LOL.

Do you all ever get people telling you you have twins out there somewhere? In the past few months I have had three different people ask me if I have a twin sister, or telling me they thought they saw me out somewhere but it was someone who just looked exactly like me?! Weird. I want to see this person! I'd probably be really offended. :lol: I think I look way better than I actually do!

[geebee]

I have been told that I look like Ally Sheedy - from Breakfast Club, not from Short Circuit - which I totally don't get. Maybe when I went through the all-black goth phase for a few months in high school, LOL.

Heather by looking at your siggy photo, I can see how someone would think you look like Ally Sheedy....

Yup, I get the twins comment all the time. But all us filipina chics looks exactly alike, so yeah! (just a joke)

[BBKCD]

A girl that I used to hang out with occassionally, and frequented the same gyms I did, looked alot like me...I would go in, and someone would strike up a conversation with me, assuming that I was Stacy...Same thing would happen at the mall (where she worked). Then, the kicker was, I had some pics where a bunch of us were out as a group, and showed them to my mom--she thought the pics with Stacy in them were me :shock: I took it as a compliment, over-all, b/c she's about 10 years younger than I am...But it did get annoying at times.

[MarchMommy]

And... whoever mentioned brownies.... now I want some!!!! *drools* Mmmm!!! Too bad I don't have a mix in the cupboard, I'd make some.

be sure to add peanut butter chips to them

[Jai]

Me and Marissa made brownies last night. They turned out GREAT!!! They have little fudge pieces in them. Mmmmm!!!

[newmami]

Enough with the brownies!!! LOL

OMG MM, I am still laughing at kermit the frog!!! :D

I haven't had the twin stuff, but DH has it bad, one day this guy started talking to him like he knew him, and DH was WTF???? :roll:

LUMO I can see the resemblance to Ally Sheed

[sunshine]

Kermit the frog!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????????????

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's so funny!

I think I look like Ms. Piggy! :D

[YellowRose]

Ha! You thought you were going to kill thread, didn't you, Debbie?!! Well, I'm not going to let you!!!!!! :lol:



What to talk about next?

[BBKCD]

Pick a topic...all I can think about are brownies, and I'm not even hungry. On top of that, I made French Toast for breakfast, so I shouldn't even be thinking about sweets. Ciara had half of a piece, sans syrup. She doesn't even really like baby food anymore, now that she's getting a taste for "big people" food.

[BBKCD]

Ok, guess I killed it....... :cry:

[YellowRose]

No... I wont let you kill it!!! :lol:

What's everyone having for dinner tonight? I'm still undecided, but I'm thinking maybe burritos and rice.

[MarchMommy]

not sure yet...i havent even had breakfast... :?

[Jai]

HEY!! Its been 30 hours w no posts!! :D:D


How was everyones weekend?


We just got home from our canoe trip a little bit ago. It was GREAT!!! Nice weather ( alittle hot, BUT the rain stayed away ) The only bad part was I got two big blisters on my feet from my new water shoes. I got them the first hour on the water and we were out for 7!! They are now all red and bleeding. :(:(

[MarchMommy]

glad you had fun jai!

this weekend was better since our AC wasnt OUT (unlike last weekend)

we did nothing exciting this weekend, i DID get to SLEEP in yesterday till 11 :30 AM!! after madis morning feeding, DH let me go back to sleep...YEHAHHHAHHAHA

[HollyJo]

Your husband is a saint!! How wonderful to sleep so late! You are one lucky lady.

[BubbleGum]

I made a pot of beef stew for dinner! It was awesome. My poor Dh is sick, which probably means that Kenna and I will be sick. Wonderful.
Hot stew makes anyone feel better, though.

[Jai]

Oh Trish!! I hope your DH feels better and I really hope you and Kenna dont get it!!

[MarchMommy]

Your husband is a saint!! How wonderful to sleep so late! You are one lucky lady.
no he just wanted to go play golf yesterday.....hahahahahaaah

j/k....he does let me have my "me" time, even if i cant go too far because im nursing....

[sunshine]

You're lucky MM!

OH my...it's going to be in the 100's all week here..... yucK!!!!!

[newmami]

We spent the weekend cleaning our old apartment as we FINALLY moved out of there, and then trying to put some order in the new house!! DH has tons of useless crap that he refuses to get rid off :?

Love the new house, except the stairs.... ha ha ha!! Danielle loves her room, she is a little freaked out with all the crap..... AH!! she finally has her own room.... [ doing a happy dance ]

[sunshine]

YAY for Danielle having her own room! I'm so glad you moved and are loving it!

Claudia - I don't think men ever grow up... DH has a ton of useless crap he'll never get rid of either! :roll:

[BBKCD]

Hey Claudia, how long until you uncover that brownie recipe? JK. (sort of)....
Glad you're moved and Danielle has her own room :D

[MarchMommy]

yea that is great that she has her own room. ill bet mommy and daddy are happy about that eh? wink wink....

[sunshine]

:lol:

I'm craving cookie dough! :roll:

[HollyJo]

Mmm... I love cookie dough! Last night I had some brownie batter. Mmmm...

How's the Synthyroid going??? I hope you're feeling better and getting your energy back!

[sunshine]

I'm still feeling kinda sluggish...but the Dr said give it a week or two to work and then they may have to adjust my dosage, etc. I'm hoping it'll be good though!

Yummm....brownie dough!!!

What is it with this board and brownies?

Anyone have anything healthy for lunch? I was too lazy to pack my lunch last night and I'm hungry now...no salads...I'm salad'd out! Had one for lunch and dinner yesterday. Any quick ideas?

[BBKCD]

I didn't eat lunch...I was still feeling guilty about cookies for breakfast :(
I'm in a funk today...waahhh. Seriously. Ugh. I just finally quit spotting. I thought my period would never end. I feel like my hormones are in charge, any more.


I have cookie dough ice cream in my freezer :wink:

[MarchMommy]

i had frozen lasanga for lunch, and burned half of it, so i got a cheese burger from Mcdonalds!!!

so yummy

[sunshine]

I ended up having a banana, an apple and an orange!

Anyone funny about their bottled water? DH makes fun of me, but I'll only drink Deer Park.

[newmami]

Debbie, DH only drinks Dasani.... good thing he works for Coca Cola!!

I don't have a problem with water, as long as it is cold

[without]

I am drinking my free Dasani water as we speak! Thank God for my coke man! :lol:

[BubbleGum]

I drink Dasani and yep, my Dh gave me what he has. Now all 3 of us are sick. Nothing like a husband who likes to give gifts. Thanks, honey!

[Jai]

Ill basically drink ANY water as long as it is ICE COLD!! But I do LOVE the Figi ( i think thats what its called) the best!!

[without]

When DH brings home the Dasni from work I refill them with tap water! I have heard that its bad to do that but I was it out every day so I don't see how its any worse than a cup you use over and over. :shock:

[Jai]

I do the same thing Pam!! I think its ridiculous how much they can charge for WATER!!! So I stick them in the dishwasher and fill them w tap water and either freeze them or put them in the fridge. Ive heard putting them in the fridge for a certain amount of time does something good to them. Although right now, Im having a brain freeze and cant remember what it is. :D

[newmami]

Ha Pam, we do the same thing... refill the Dasani with filter water

Listen to this one, I have a Dasani bottle at work and I refill with Zephyrhills... Coca Cola would DIE if they knew.... but hey! DH drinks Pepsi at home :lol: :P

[without]

Ha Ha DH gets on to me because I would much rather have a diet Pepsi than Coke! But Pepsi doesn't pay there employees as well as Coke so Grant is with Coke. :roll:

[MarchMommy]

i also refill bottle water from the thing on the fridge...
i LOVE pepsi....mmmmm

sometimes i crave a coke, but its mostly pepsi for me....

[Jai]

I LOVE coke!! Im not very fond of Pepsi though.

[sunshine]

I prefer Coke!

Claudia...that's SO funny your DH works for Coke, but drinks Pepsi at home! :D

[BBKCD]

I guess I don't have alot of brand loyalty, b/c I'll buy whatever's on sale.

[newmami]

My parents made so much fun of him when he was hired by Coke...

Sherry, I am with you, if I drink soda, I buy when it is on sale... besides for what I drink, the Publix brand is not that bad :P

Speaking of brand loyalty... I work for RBC Centura Bank, and I bank with Washington Mutual!!! :roll:

[sunshine]

:lol: I wish we had a publix near us. I loved shopping there when we were in FL!

[MarchMommy]

we dont have a publix here either, but i love their subs and salad bar. maybe they will make their way to NC

[YellowRose]

Ugh! I'm so bored! Dh is at work still. He had to work from 3-closing tonight. :roll: Caleb's asleep now, actually he's been asleep for several hours... the house work is done... and there's really nothing for me to do, or that I want to do this late at night. So I'm popping in on APA. :lol:

[HollyJo]

Late night APA is fun! It's slow enough that you can actually get caught up! :lol:

Do you know what date you can officially move into your house?

[<3.Mel.<3]

This is the first time I have ever looked at this post but I think it's safe to say that 'without' is no longer a topic killer LOL, this post is never ending :D :wink:

[YellowRose]

Um, the closing date is set for September 8th....so probably we'll be moving the 9th. ONE month away! I am sooooo excited!!! I told Dh today that I'm most excited about my new kitchen!!!!!! It's sooo big compared to the TINY kitchen I have now. And... all the cupboard space I'll have... I wont even know what to do with it all!! You'll probably think I'm crazy but... I'm so excited because there are 2 sets of FOUR drawers in the kitchen!!! I only have two drawers in my kitchen now!!!! I so can't wait to move! :lol:

[TinkerBell]

I had no idea this post was still being added to. Well here's my addition :D

[HollyJo]

:lol: TinkerBell... and what a fine addition it was!

Aly, I can TOTALLY related to how excited you are about a big kitchen. In fact, I seriously have kitchen envy!!! Our last condo had a tiny kitchen and now this apartment has even less cupboard space (poor design). I'm soooo looking forward to a house when DH is done with school and we'll know where we want to settle down.

Be sure to post pics of the new house and BIG kitchen so I can live vicariously through you a little bit. :lol:

[Peanut's Mom]

Aly - I had the same excitement over 2 sets of drawers in the kitchen. I love mine and actually had to create a junk drawer to get something in each of them. New homes are so exciting....until you think about actually packing. That part is not so fun. We're almost all packed up here, but it was/is a lot of work. :roll:

Congrats on buying a house! I missed that post somehow.

[YellowRose]

I know what you mean about the small kitchen.... there is just enough room for one person in my kitchen, one more person and it's crowded. I can stand at the stove and reach just about anything I need....I might have to take a step to get something. It's SO small. The kitchen in the house is sooooo spacious. TONS of cupboards. I have a pic.... I'll post it so you can see!!! :D

[HollyJo]

Yes, post it! :D

[YellowRose]

Crystal... I am so not looking forward to packing, or even unpacking for that matter! Ugh I hate moving!!! I wish we could just skip the packing/unpacking!!!

Here's a pic of my soon to be kitchen. It's not the whole kitchen, but the pic of the other view has my head in it. I walked in front of the camera as Dh took the pic. :oops:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/PrncssAly/DSC00870.jpg

that's only half of it... the stove and more cupboards are to the left.

[HollyJo]

Here's my little kitchen. That angle actually makes it look spacious. :P That's all the cupboards though... what you see is what you get. I have boxes of kitchen stuff packed up in storage b/c there is no room for any of it. Argh!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b87/HollyJoB/IMG_1090.jpg

[HollyJo]

That IS nice and big! Looks like you'll get to grow into it instead of having to downsize and toss out stuff. How exciting!

[Peanut's Mom]

Aly - we take turns so one of us can be with Elliot. He only lasts so long in his exesaucer before needing interaction beyond having us talk to him while we pack. Start early if you can. That seemed to make it a little less stressful for us. Love the new kitchen picture. Looks very spacious and is that chair in the kitchen also? So someone could sit down and still be in your kitchen? I would love that.

Holly - that looks like my last apartment's kitchen. We couldn't have the dishwasher open and stand normally infront of the sink at the same time. Had to stand sideways and take things out of the sink with one hand so we didn't bang our shins on the dishwasher door.

[YellowRose]

I know... I'm so excited!!! And... your kitchen looks a tad bit bigger than the one I have now. I'll have to take a pic and post it, tomorrow though. Dh is home now, so I'm off to bed! Good night!

[YellowRose]

Looks very spacious and is that chair in the kitchen also? So someone could sit down and still be in your kitchen?



Actually its, a whole table. There isn't a dining room, but there's enough room for the table and chairs in the kitchen.

[Peanut's Mom]

Very nice. That's the style of kitchen I want when we buy our next house.

[MarchMommy]

what a nice kitchen Aly!! i LOVE my kitchen now....its HUGE with an island...it makes a big difference, and thats where we all gather when we have people over!

[Jai]

Aly, thats a BEAUTIFUL kitchen!!

[YellowRose]

Here's a picture of the kitchen I have now.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/PrncssAly/DSC00325.jpg

That's it. Nothing more. Small, huh?

[sunshine]

Wow - you're going to have so much more space! YAY! I'm so excited for you!

[newmami]

Aly, that kitchen is awesome!! I don't understand why apartments have such small kitchens... and then they wonder why people don't cook!!

Our new house has a bigger kitchen and more storing space too, the layout works really well, so I am happy.... now if only all those boxes would unpack by themselves.... :?

[MarchMommy]

youll love the extra space, you wont know what to do with it all!!!

[sunshine]

Wow, ladies! Can you imagine the recipies Aly will be able to come up with now.... :)

[MarchMommy]

ooo good point debbie!! i cant wait

[YellowRose]

:lol: Whatever recipes I come up with... I'll be sure to share with you all!!!! :wink:

[sarahlynn]

you can never have enough cabinet/counter space....i want a kitchen makeover..any ever painted their cabinets or put new fronts on them?

[without]

I need a new kitchen make over too! Do you start with the new cabinets? I mean I wouldn't want to do the floor until last right? I have never taken on a project this big but we will be starting soon.


Aly, love the kitchen and cant wait for the new food you come up with!

[sunshine]

My guess is that floors would be last. Cabinets first, then countertops. I dunno for sure...never redone a kitchen.

[MarchMommy]

me either :?

[without]

That was my guess but man that hurts the old pocket book! I bet new cabinets are going to cost a pretty penny! My floors are so bad! They were instaled in the early 80's and it is so yucky!

[Jai]

I have to say I LOVE my house. It has all the space I could ever want. But alot of it is old fashioned. The kitchen being a #1 for that. I want to get it done so bad.

This is our dining room in the kitchen. We also have an actual dining room, that we only use for Holidays. :D

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d74/trying22/MemoryDisk2301.jpg

See how ugly the cabinets are?

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d74/trying22/MemoryDisk2297.jpg

I LOVE all my appliances in the kitchen but I have GOT to do something about the rest.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d74/trying22/MemoryDisk2298.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d74/trying22/MemoryDisk2299.jpg

And THIS??? I dont even know how to start to get that off the walls!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d74/trying22/MemoryDisk2300.jpg

[MarchMommy]

oo i love it jai. i love the tiles...
i love my kitchen too...maybe ill post pics of it too

[MarchMommy]

ok so heres my kitchen!! the color is a little bright for my taste, but whatever, its cheery!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a169/CAWEST_/IMG_0855.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a169/CAWEST_/IMG_0854.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a169/CAWEST_/IMG_0853.jpg

[Jai]

Christi, I LOVE your kitchen. The color and the white cabinets. I LOVE colored walls.

Do the rest of your rooms have colored walls?

[MarchMommy]

yea you can kinda see my living room from the second picture and that red wall is also the color in the dining room on the other side of the kitchen. the only difference is the entire room is that color, where in our living room only one wall is that color! we also have a red wall in our bedroom and the rest is ligtht brown. our guest room is a goldish color....

my DH painted all the rooms except our computer room which will be the next babys room!!!

[YellowRose]

Christi, I love your kitchen... even the walls!!! Yellow is my favorite color though, but I think it's nice with the white cabinets!

[MarchMommy]

thanks...when i picked out the color it wasnt supposed to be that BRIGHT!! but we like it...

[sunshine]

I think it's cool too...very bright and cheery!

Your kitchen is nice too Jai! Do you use your double wall oven a lot? DH and I are getting one in our new house and can't wait!

[MarchMommy]

i think the tiles on the wall are neat, Jai!

OBVIOUSLY you keep a VERY clean house! seems like you are always cleaning! i dont know how you do it with two kiddos. i can barely do it with one kiddo :oops:

[newmami]

Christy, I am with you... I have to make the most of the time I spend with Danielle, so cleaning has moved on my priority list (and I am a clean freak).... when it is between playing with Danielle or dusting, it is a no brainer!!! :P

Still I make time to clean... mostly when she is asleep

[without]

If DH didn't help around the house it would never be clean! I wish my house was as clean as it used to be but hey Morgan is only little so long. :lol:

[BBKCD]

Does anyone else's baby freak over the vaccum? Ciara has a fit every time I vaccum.

[YellowRose]

Caleb does the same thing, Sherry. EVERY time I vacuum. The other day I had to hold him while I vacuumed and he was hanging on to me for dear life. When he was younger, the vacuum used to put him to sleep.... not any more.

[MarchMommy]

Does anyone else's baby freak over the vaccum? Ciara has a fit every time I vaccum.

whats VACCUMING? i havent done it since i was preggo...DH does it for me :wink:
somehow i always talk him into it

[BBKCD]

I wouldn't mind vaccuming if it weren't for the scream factor :(
I was a slacker for the first few months...Now it seems I have to do it nearly every day. DD always finds something she wants to put in her mouth, even if I've just vaccumed. Where is she getting it? Is she pulling objects d' mouth out of the air? (Is she studying Criss Angel?)

[newmami]

Danielle is pretty much OK with the vaccum... now when I open the faucet on the bath tub, she gets all freaked out

And she has a strange fascination for my hair dryer... :P

[without]

Is she studying Criss Angel?)


LOL!!!


I wonder this too! I clean the carpet put her down and she some how finds some thing to put in her mouth! She has started this new thing of licking the carpet. I don't care how clean my carpet is thats just ewww!

[MarchMommy]

licking the carpet?

ewwww.......

[without]

She has started feeling things with her toung! I have to watch her because she sticks her toung out and touches it to EVERY THING. Her favorite things are the side of the stroller and the tray on her high chair. Last night I was holding her and not watching (talking to DH) and turned my head back to her and she licked me right in the mouth!

[MarchMommy]

OMG!!! that is kinda funny....

madison sticks her tounge OUT alot...but i think its cause shes feeling that tooth come in

[HollyJo]

Hahah... Morgan is cracking me up. C is a licker too! Either that, or he'll just sit with his mouth gaping open wide, waiting for something to fly in. :lol:

[Love2Bamommy]

Kelsey screams when I run the vacuum, hair dryer, or smoothe maker! :shock:

[tralynne75]

Katie loves the vacuum. Now my dog has a fi over the vacuum and barks non stop but DD will just sleep right through it and when she is awake she laughs and kicks.

[Jai]

Thanks for the compliments! :D

My house is neat most of the time, BUT it has its messy days. I mostly clean after both the girls are in bed though. Thats when I get my cleaning spurts. I get in "these moods" (as DH calls them) at about 10:30-11pm. lol. Thankfully, hes not usually home. Although, he gets very annoyed on Fridays when I start. Because THEN he has to do something. :P

Peyton LOVES the vacumm. In fact, if shes fussing and I cant get her to calm down. I pick her up and vacuum. She LOVES it. :D In fact, one time about 2 weeks ago, she was crying for no reason that I could find and I thought she was just overly tired. So I put her in her swing and just started the vacuum in a stand still and she went right to sleep. :lol:

[Love2Bamommy]

My great dane hates the vacuum. I put him outside when I vacuum and he runs and hides in the wood. I call him Frankie Murman who was that Seinfeld character who ran and hid in the woods when he got upset! :lol:

[MarchMommy]

my scottie ATTACKS the vaccum....its so annoying. we can be vaccuming and he will dash over and literally try to run off with it...

[Jai]

My dogs ignore the vacuum. But, I clean my moms house for her once a week and her jack russel tries biting it. Literally diving at it, and biting it. Its quite funny to see this tiny dog get as mad as she does. :D

[MarchMommy]

yea thats what my scottie does! tries to bite it and then run away....hes a crackhead

[newmami]

All this vaccum talk remind me I need to vacccum my house, so I will change the subject

How was the weekend???? we spent all Saturday out running errands (I hate it because Danielle cannot have a proper nap) and then putting together (sort of) a new grill... only to discover 3 parts are damaged and we need to replace them... GRRR

[MarchMommy]

it was hot here, so all we did was chill out. i hung out with my mom on saturday, and yesterday i got mad at DH cause i went to the grocery store to specifically get items to make a pizza (the crust, sauce, etc) well i got home and the baby woke up so i had to nurse her, BUT we had some repair guys in the house to fix our washer and dryer so DH told me to go upstairs to nurse (even tho i balked at that cause i nurse anywhere and everywhere) and i told him DO NOT let my pizza burn...and what did he do??? :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil:
i was sooo super mad....

[without]

OH!!! I would have been mad about the pizza too! I mean when you go to all the trouble to go out and get the stuff and put it together then the least he can do is make sure is doesn't burn! ***MEN!*** :roll:


Last night I got upset at DH. We never get to spend time together as a family. We were all home last night and I told him that I was going to work on laundry because it was some thing I could bring to the living room so we could all be in the same room. He insisted on mowing the yard and I didn't say any thing becaue it did need it. But he didn't just mow the yard but washed out the car port and pulled weeds and trimmed the yard. It took him from 3 - 9 we have a large yard and he did a really good job. I was glad he did it but he distroyed in chance of family time. I started putting Morgan down for bed at 9 and by the time I got her to bed he had taken out all the trash and had started cleaning the kitchen. We don't have a diswasher and the dishes had piled up. He didn't come to bed until 11:30! I felt like a bad wife because here he had done so much and I was upset because we had no family time this weekend! I was willing to pay some one to do the yard just to get some time with him.

My feelings are so torn! :roll:

[newmami]

Awww Pam, I am sorry!! :(
I have gave up on family time... honestly I don't care... I rather spend my time with Danielle... even when I am doing laundry or at the kitchen, she is with me!!... DH can keep himself entertained with the TV, computer, etc...

[MarchMommy]

oh im sorry Pam!! you were just let down...i know its hard to get together as a family. that really would have made me mad too. you guys need to reserve time specifically for family time...

[without]

I feel bad for being so upset. He was trying to do some thing nice for me. He didn't want me to have to worry about yard work or house work this week. It was kind of him but what I was really wanting was together time. :oops:

Oh, well maybe he will get off early one day this week and when he get home the house will be clean and yard work done so we will be able to spend some time togethere then. :wink:

[Jai]

Pam, that really sucks!! I agree with reserving some family time. Hopefully that will help.

My situation is kind of similar. We dont see DH during the week but maybe for a half hour/hour a day. So, Fri nights and Saturdays I look forward to family time, and me time (since its just me and the girls all week) But I SWEAR every weekend its something else. DHs family is so big and theres always some kind of get toegther/party to go to. For once, I just want to sit home all weekend and enjoy DH and the girls as a family.

_____________________

Friday I had my dentist appt. It was at 9am and I didnt get out until 1230pm. We got home and I slept off and on all day(from the anesthia). DH said I would be in the middle of talking and just pass out. He found it quite funny. :roll: Saturday- We had a grad party. We were there until 10pm. And Sunday we watched a movie. The Shaggy Dog. It was fantastic!! Marissa loved it!!!

[MarchMommy]

I REMEMBER THE OLD VERSION OF THE SHAGGY DOG...BLACK & WHITE. IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVS..(OOPS SORRY BOUT THE CAPS)

[HollyJo]

Oh no... this was sliding down the page!

I'll bump it with a video of my little terrorist at the doctor's office last Monday... :lol:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b87/HollyJoB/th_MVI_1824.jpg (http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b87/HollyJoB/?action=view&current=MVI_1824.flv)

[Jai]

That video is toooo cute Holly!!

[MarchMommy]

ha!!

[without]

That is so cute! I never think to take my camcorder with me when I go to the DR! :roll:

[newmami]

OMG That was great!!!! Caiden is just adorable!!!

I can totally see Danielle doing the same... she loves to destroy the newspaper!!!

[MarchMommy]

I think they must like the sound that it makes!!

[DIVADLX]

Oh my goodness! It was like watching Stella - who looooves paper so much! Cute!!!

[MarchMommy]

madison likes anything that crunche...like they make toys now that "crunch" when they play with them

[YellowRose]

Holly, that video was too cute!! Caleb does the same thing, he goes crazy with that paper at the dr's office. It's soo funny to watch. He has so much fun!!!

[MarchMommy]

OMG caleb is already 7 months old?

[YellowRose]

caleb is already 7 months old?

:cry: Yes, yesterday was his 7 month birthday. It's soooo sad. I cannot believe he is 7 months old already. For about a week now, Dh keeps looking at him with a pouty face and says "he's getting so big." The past 7 months have just FLOWN by. It's crazy to think that in just a few more months, he'll be a year old! :cry: :cry:

[DIVADLX]

i know!!!! 7 months is the gateway drug to 1 year!!!!

[kendra76]

Caiden is just adorable!! I guess you will be buying wrapping paper for Christmas, no presents. he would have more fun that way.. lmao

[Jai]

Aww, Happy Birthday to Caleb!! Hes getting soooo big!! I remember waiting for you to go into labor!! :D


Christi, Peyton has some of those "crinkle" toys. She loves trying to get them in her mouth. :P

[MarchMommy]

Aly...i know that "pouty face"....i do it all the time too when i think of madi geting so big...shes got teeth now! how crazy...

[YellowRose]

Doesn't it seem like just yesterday I was waiting to go into labor?? It actually seems like I JUST got pregnant with him!!! Crazy how fast time flies!

[HollyJo]

7 months??? Geeeeeeeeeez... that means Caiden isn't far behind! We're certainly on the downhill side here.

Well, I think I've opened Pandora's Box. Last night I discovered the world of digital scrapbooking and now I can't get enough. Looks like I've replaced my APA addiction with a scrapbooking addiction. :lol: It's amazing how much 'stuff' there is out there! Oh man, it's just too fun.

[Jai]

Holly, so THATS where youve been huh?? :lol: :P

Seriously though, is it through that PSP? Im going to pick mine up tomm. They gave me a refund for my downloaded version since it was screwed up.

Do you have some more pics like you did of Daddy and Caiden reading?

Can you print those out somewhere? Like to add to a scrapbook?

[HollyJo]

Jai, yup, it's all using PSP. That's too bad your online version was all screwy. I hope you have fun playing with it tomorrow and enjoy making pages. It'll be fun to have a buddy to share stuff with. ;)

I went to scrapbook-bytes.com and downloaded some free kits and junk! Now I'm just goofing around and trying to figure all this stuff out.

I haven't made anymore pages. Looking at the one I did last night and comparing it to others I've seen... well, it's soooooo lame! :lol: But it was a good tutorial and helped me get started.

You can definitely print them out, though I don't know the best way to do it b/c I haven't looked into it yet. I think one of the perks of going digital is now I can make multiple copies of a page. So, my plan at this moment is to scrapbook C's first year and then give books to my Mom, MIL, Grandma, etc for Christmas. :D

[Jai]

I think one of the perks of going digital is now I can make multiple copies of a page. So, my plan at this moment is to scrapbook C's first year and then give books to my Mom, MIL, Grandma, etc for Christmas. :D

What a FANTASTIC idea!! They will LOVE it!!

[preahd]

Holly, seriously Caiden is just so super adorable! No wonder you cart around the camcorder :)

[HollyJo]

Thanks Preah. Really, I'm not so bad I haul a camcorder though, my digital camera does video too... ;)

Jai, did you get PSP yet? :D

[MarchMommy]

whats a PSP?

[BBKCD]

I don't know either...What IS PSP?

[Daisy]

No idea what PSP is, but I need to say HOLY CRAPOLA! I can't believe this thread is still active :shock:

[newmami]

PSP = Photo Shop Paint?????

or some weird disease I am not aware of??????????

[YellowRose]

:?: I don't know what PSP is either.

[MarchMommy]

i thought it meant Play Station Portable...but i can "see" Holly or Jai with a Playstation.... :D :D :D :D

[BBKCD]

PSP = Photo Shop Paint?????

or some weird disease I am not aware of??????????

NOPE.
Pregnancy Sensory Perception. :roll:

[MarchMommy]

seriously???

[BBKCD]

I thought it sounded sort of catchy...Like ESP, but with a "P".
I guess all these girls are doing their digital scrapbooking with Photo Shop, which sounds pretty neat, but I'm probably better off sticking with my old-fashioned method. :wink:

[HollyJo]

Hahah... you girls are funny. It's Photo Shop Pro. :lol:

I love the Pregnancy Sensory Perception though!

[MarchMommy]

stupid me... i thought sherry was serious...

i was like..are they preggo and i missed it? :shock: :shock: :shock:

being a mom definatly toys with my common sense

[newmami]

Aaaah!! so I can use that excuse to completely forget about common sense....

THANKS CHRISTI!!! :P

[MarchMommy]

SURE you can use it!!!!

hey ladies...why is this thread being FORGOTTEN? hmmmmmm?????

[without]

I am a photo freak!!!

Are the programs you girls using very much $$$ ?

[Jai]

Well I FINALLY got the program to work on my other computer. We wont go into HOW PISSED I AM that I get get it to work on my new computer. :evil: :lol:

The program has a trial copy you can use for 30 days. And then to purchase it from the website (after getting the trial) is 59.99 (if you do the electronic downlaod, you should probaly purchase the insurance which is 4.99). I did that and returned the electronic download cuz of my computer. UGHH!!! But usually it works ok like that.

Best buy has it on sale. Its reg 99.99 and then on sale for 69.99 with a 30$ mail in rebate its 39.99!!!

Their site is: http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Products/Display&pfid=1047024307383&pid=1047025487586

Im still learing how to use mine. It takes some time to learn Im guessing. I cant firgure out the collages yet, but I did turn some pics into B&W's and Sepia tones.

[MarchMommy]

girl, i dont know HOW you have time for that. computers just ROYALLY stress me out.
I just take my memory chip to CVS....saves time, and i dont have to worry about it....

[HollyJo]

Im still learing how to use mine. It takes some time to learn Im guessing. I cant firgure out the collages yet, but I did turn some pics into B&W's and Sepia tones.

Jai, what I found most helpful was to Google PSP scrapbooking tutorial. There are a lot of walkthroughs. Or go to digi scrapbooking sites and find the 'how-to' area. There are tons of freebies too!

Glad you finally got it all worked out. Are you using it on your new computer now?

[YellowRose]

Uh-oh! This was creeping down the page.. can't let it die!!!!!

Over the weekend I got a bunch of scrapbooking stuff to start Caleb's scrapbook! I'm SO excited! I made a page today, his first bath! Now I just need to get prints of all the pictures so I can do more pages!!! And.. I also still need to get the book, I just have the pages and some stickers. But.. it's a start and I'm super excited! I wanna go and print ALL the pictures now so I can start..... but I can't do that just yet.

[Jai]

Jai, what I found most helpful was to Google PSP scrapbooking tutorial. There are a lot of walkthroughs. Or go to digi scrapbooking sites and find the 'how-to' area. There are tons of freebies too!

Glad you finally got it all worked out. Are you using it on your new computer now?

Thanks Holly. Im almost ready to give up. It really isnt as self explainatory as I thought it would be. This is the most money Ive ever spent on myself in a VERY long time. And I guess I feel guilty about it. That and not knowing how to do it right away sucks!!

Im gonna google it and see if I can understand it more. I hope I can, I was really looking forward to using it. The book really doesnt say anything about digi scrapbooking. :(

No, Im still having to use it on my old computer. Is the tutorials reading or do you have to listen to it? We dont have speakers on this computer. DH is majorly POd about not being able to use it on our new computer.

---Aly, good for you!! I cant wait to see a pic of it!! Have fun!!

[MarchMommy]

i used to scrapbook, now i have NO time...ZERO, ZILTCH...but i do manage to get her pics printed off regularly, and get them into albums with side notes on what the pic was!

[Love2Bamommy]

MM,

I just love love love Madi's pics. She's such a cute patootie. Please post more of her!!!!!!! :D :D

[MarchMommy]

thanks Lisa!! i will. i have soo many pics of her, i just get so camera happy around her!!!

your little Kelsey is a cute munchkin too!!!

[Jai]

Well then WHERE ARE THE PICS Christi!! :D:D

[BBKCD]

Holly, that page looks good...it's the PSP thing? How is the quality when you print it?
Christi--I go in spurts with the scrapbooking thing. You can always go back and do it any time...if it's finished any time before she's married, it's all good :wink: And you've got notes to work with.

[newmami]

I just SUCK with pictures... they are on the computer, I haven't transferred them to a website b/c we just switch to broadband..... and I haven't had time!!

Wish I had all those capabilities at work, then I would have scrapbooks and all pictures in the website!! :roll:

[MarchMommy]

thats right Michael...at least ill know what the pics are from when/if i do a scrapbook. my SIL ROCKS at making them, and i jsut sent her a CD of all Madi's pics...hint hint.... :wink:
so maybe she will make me one for Christmas.... :D :D

[HollyJo]

Sherry, yup, I used PSP. It's took me... ohh... 6 hours. :lol: There are just so many options, I had to try them all! I don't know about print quality b/c I haven't tried it. I did get all the goodies from a digital scrapbooking site and they are the highest quality so I don't see why the page wouldn't turn out looking great.

Okay, question...

What's one thing you are looking forward to doing with your baby/child someday?

For me, I really cannot wait to go to Disneyland. I remember how special and exciting it was for me when I was young and I just can't wait for C to grow up so I can take him!

[YellowRose]

Here's a picture of the page I did the other day for Caleb's scrapbook. It was his very first bath.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/PrncssAly/DSC01138.jpg


What's one thing you are looking forward to doing with your baby/child someday?

Right now, I can't wait till he's old enough to go to the zoo and actually enjoy it. I think it'd be fun to take Caleb.. Also, I can't wait to take him to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. I went once when I was younger and loved it.

[DIVADLX]

Holly - where the heck did you get 6 hours???? :)

Its funny, but Disneyland is high on my list, but I have had this fantasy of just taking her to a meadow where the grass is tall and there are wild flowers growing and watch her walk and run and chase butterflies...

Ok it now occurs to me that I am hijacking that image from the opening montage of "Little House on the Prairie..."

Ok, Disneyland...

:)

PS - It was my 25th birthday when I stepped foot for the first time at Dland... and I loved it so much!

[MarchMommy]

yea i think for me too, its disneyland. DH and love to travel, so we are looking forward to taking her new places!

[Love2Bamommy]

We're taking Kelsey to Cocoa Beach next spring and we may do Disney, not sure yet. I can't wait til we can take her to the zoo but there's one place that dh and I agree that we won't take her...the circus! Ughhhhh! I hate seeing those poor animals whipped and abused just for entertainment purposes. I have a huge problem with circuses...Oh, and I HATE clowns!!!!!! They scare me! :shock: :shock:

[preahd]

It would have to be Disney World for me too. But, we also LOVE traveling, so anywhere that we get an opportunity to take him (when he's old enough to really appreciate what he's experiencing) is something I'm looking forward to.

[Jai]

Aly, that page looks great!!

We are planning on going to Disney World next year. Well see though. Its so much money. :roll: But Ive never been, and not a day goes by that Marissa doenst ask about it. :D

[Jai]

I know this subject has already been discussed and passed but I am soooooooooo frustrated. I cannot figure out this Paint Shop program. I am so upset when I see all the siggys made with it. I have no idea where to even begin. The tutorials seem like a foreign language to me. :(

[MarchMommy]

im sorry Jai!!!!! i wish i could help ya!

[newmami]

I am late here, but to Holly's question , I cannot wait to take Danielle to Mexico

Disneyworld may not be too exciting for her, considering she has already been there enough (we have annual passes)

[Jai]

Thanks Christi!! :( :)


Disneyworld may not be too exciting for her, considering she has already been there enough (we have annual passes)

Thats AWESOME!!

[without]

Well I have never been to Disney Land so I can't wait to take Morgan some day. I just hope we can go with out Monster in law! Any time we take a trip if she finds out about it she goes too!

I can't wait until Morgan is old enough to ride some rides. I have taken her to Silver Dollar City and she liked the showes but I wanted to ride some rides. LOL

[DIVADLX]

When we lived in LA we were annual passport holders too... for both Disneyland and Universal Studios. That was so much fun - we could just on any day say "hey, lets go to Disneyland" and we would just go, swipe the card and we're in!

I miss it...

[newmami]

Well girls, whenever one of you comes to Orlando, you have to let me know, so we can get together, or at least I can give you some Disney tricks!!