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[Zer]

Originally Posted by alaskanlaughter

wow our state governor just quit... interesting turn of events...patriotic? hmmm

What reason given? I'm guessing she's disillusioned or seeks to save her family some pain from prying news hounds. Got to go read what is being speculated. Maybe she has a higher goal? Keep us posted. Now that we know about her, we want to know MORE about her. So now the governor is the 2d guy - now number 1?

Quiet day here, kind of chilly. I'm glad of a blanket on my bed.

Happy 4th to all who are out there in the midst of celebratory carby holiday treats. Be strong! A scorched wienie is my idea of good eats on the 4th!

[dee730]

"Happy 4th to all who are out there in the midst of celebratory carby holiday treats. Be strong! A scorched wienie is my idea of good eats on the 4th!"----zer

lol I just love that quote (my mind went everywhere it should not have)

Happy 4th everyone
dee

[alaskanlaughter]

good morning happy fourth!!!

yes the lt governor will now be governor...sean parnell, he's an ok guy...some other guy takes over as lt governor now...i think she got tired of ppl attacking her family but who knows...

we went downtown last night for teh midnight fireworks...it was alot of fun...HUGE crowds of ppl, the older kids got to run around and play, us and toddler walked around, played in the park by the docks, ate some food and had fun...we had to get there early in order to even park somewhere...we got there at 10 p.m. and there was still hardly anywhere to park LOL by the time it was over at midnight-30 it took us 10 minutes just to inch our way through traffic back to the highway and THEN another 25 minutes to inch our way home out to the Valley...all three kids fell asleep in the truck toddler slept til 8:30 a.m. which is late for him...

going back downtown for the noon parade today which is HUGE here its going to be warm and sunny for a change too...have to leave here about 10 in order to get some coffee, drive downtown and find a parking spot....after that the older kids are going to the carnival over on douglas island....boy talk about BAD slow traffic to get over there after the parade...only one way to get to douglas island and it's over a two-lane bridge...

[Houston Heather]

I found the rat hiding in the trash can. I'm a softy. I took the can out and left it in the backyard. No more rodent! Yes, it was still alive. UGH.

After this, I am taking a shower and going to Starbucks for a heavy whipping cream thing. THEN I will buy more soda.

[alaskanlaughter]

http://www.elisetomlinson.com/blog/a...las-bridge.jpg

photo of the bridge that connects our city Juneau with the Douglas city on Douglas Island...only way to get over there...since i was talking about traffic earlier

[bjw]

I so enjoyed my fish last night.
I used 1/4 cup of flour to dust 4 fillets and threw away alot of that so my catfish was just barely breaded.
DH's birthday is today. We bought a small watermelon instead of cake and I plan to eat a few bites.
Brunch: Grilled beef liver w/ sauteed onions and 1/2 cup of broccoli salad(raw broccoli,red onion,black olives,cherry tomatoe, dressed with mayo)
Dinner will be grilled beef ribs and a small serving of mellon.
Jean

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by alaskanlaughter

http://www.elisetomlinson.com/blog/a...las-bridge.jpg

photo of the bridge that connects our city Juneau with the Douglas city on Douglas Island...only way to get over there...since i was talking about traffic earlier

that is so beautiful!!!

[alaskanlaughter]

we had so much FUN at the parade today i took all three kids by myself, toddler, son and teenager...you have to arrive about 2 hours ahead to find any kind of parking near the route so we did...and then we sat around in the HOT sun for two hours waiting LOL...we had lots of snacks and toddler was well-behaved...it was 75 or hotter, no breeze and sitting in direct sun the whole time...we're all a little burned now...the parade was an hour and a half long and the kids just loved it...older son and teenager went across to teh island with his family to the carnival and i suppose they'll call whenever they want to come home LOL...i inched my way home through the traffic and now we're baking some halibut for lunchish

[HSingARMYmom]

Hey y'all. I'm about to call it a night - I picked up a few more fireworks for my kids to do after church tonight since we set off all our other ones last night (my town does its fireworks on the 3rd). They had a good time and are now passed out! They all had friends over last night and then went swimming this afternoon so I'm expecting late sleepers tomorrow

Anyway, I was pretty good today - it was a little hard to pass up the carnival in the town our church is in - I could smell the funnel cakes driving by - but I managed to stay OP.

B: coffee smoothie - coffee blended with a scoop of chocolate protein powder, heavy cream (about 2T) and ice - very yummy!
L: Big chef salad - lettuce, tomato, cukes, cheddar cheese, ham, turkey & caesar dressing
D: rotisserie chicken from Walmart - church got out late and I was hungry
S: small handful of wasabi/soysauce almonds
H2O: not so good - only about 50 oz. I'll try to get some more down before I go to bed.

Talk to everyone tomorrow! 'night

[alaskanlaughter]

well i didnt walk tonight...i didnt walk last night either...it got too busy in the evening last night and no time and then we went downtown for an evening of fireworks...tonight was the same way...it got late and busy and i didnt even get the kids into baths/showers til 9:30 p.m. and other kids were over etc...so now it's 10 p.m. and toddler is in bed, son is in shower...house is straightened up and we're done for the night...i'm exhausted from today and yesterday and i dont want to head out at 10 p.m. for a walk of any length...eating hasnt been too great either but tomorrow i'll be better and i'll walk again...i like bills quote, i think it's bills..about failure isnt' going down, its staying down...so i'll be up again tomorrow

zerrrrr happy fourth, i've been thinking of you today

[Tyrone Bill]

Good Sunday morning folks!


Sundays chow:

Breakfast- Scrambled egg rollup(2 eggs, 4 egg whites, 1 slice Esskays turkey bacon, 1oz cheddar(grated), 1 Flatout lite flatbread, 1 healthy tsp Dijon mustard), 47gms strawberries, 2c green tea.
49gms protein, 10gms carbs.

Lunch- 4oz grilled chicken; broccoli salad(broccoli florets, onion, bacon, pecans, dressed w/mayo, vinegar, Splenda and celery seed); 2c green tea
49gms protein, 8gms carbs.

Supper- Leftovers from 4th- 6oz chipotle spiced grilled sirloin pork chop, broccoli salad(broccoli florets, onion, bacon, pecans, dressed w/mayo, vinegar, Splenda and celery seed), 2c green tea.
49gms protein, 8gms carbs

How about you?

[mama pooh bear]

Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th!! My roommate hooked up her laptop temp. until my computer is fixed. that was sure nice of her to do. I've been up and down all night long, just couldn't rest without very strange dreams. must have been tne pork I ate for supper?? It sure was good though. It rained here so we're grilling out tomorrow ( if possible) if not, we'll cook on a little grill top pan for the stove.

Alaskan: the parade sounds like funglad you enjoyed it!! The picture of the bridge is beautiful, thanks for sharing it!!

Deb: thanks for visiting Giggles, I know she likes company ANd I don't want to abuse my computer prviledge by getting on too much until my computer is back!!

Jean: your fish sounds yummy!!

Heather: I'm a softy too, sure glad you didn't get bit, though!!

Everyone else!!

[Tyrone Bill]

Morning Mama Jean nice of your roomie to provide you with a computer. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow so you can have that cookout. You take it easy. I'm anxiously waiting for your next post.

[bjw]

Good Morning all,
I have no food plan for today cause we are gonna be super busy. We are taking our travel trailer up to the lake and getting it set up so that Gavin and his parents can go camping for their vacation. Wouldn't you know its raining!
I did great eating yesterday...didn't even cut the watermellon. Water was not so good though.
I will be back later tonight.
Jean

[debkeversole]

[Zer]

The guy with the weigh-lift machine was more disappointed than I was, as he called out my gain from 331 last week. Too many bready bites from a tray. Too many small indulgences, treats. I can do better. I shall do better!!!

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by Zer

The guy with the weigh-lift machine was more disappointed than I was, as he called out my gain from 331 last week. Too many bready bites from a tray. Too many small indulgences, treats. I can do better. I shall do better!!!

[bjw]

Just do your best Zer. We love you up or down.
Jean

[debkeversole]

gonna try to do 15:15 in here today

however with yoville it will probably be 15:45

so first round washer tended to
dishwasher unloaded
hamburger out to thaw(Homemade Chili anyone)

Lemonade made with splenda and Chilling as i type YUM! anyone else today???

[eaglesmate]

hi ya'll! sorry I have been away, I know thats my same old song and dance lol. I have been spending too much time on facebook, but wanted to pop in and mark my place for july. deb I tried yoville, I just am not getting it lol. I may try again, I am having ton of fun with farm town tho.

[Houston Heather]

I got some good eats at the grocery store today.

I am terrible about veggies, I don't even eat induction levels. Ron wants salads, so in prepping them for him I know I'll be eating them too. That can only be a good thing!

I got a nice little chicken, cube steaks, and ground beef for cheddarburgers. I'll do some cooking when I get up from my nap.

Thank God for air conditioning!

[alaskanlaughter]

good morning going to be another warm day today...im doing laundry early as i really only have one pair of shorts and they're in the wash LOL i will need them later...you dont often get to wear shorts in a rainforest LOL...other than alot of l aundry, nothing much going ontoday, gonna help son clean out his room, it's messy

[debkeversole]

okay laundry rebooted bed made Ds14 and I put up 2 loads of laundry.. anyone else playing???

[alaskanlaughter]

im working on laundry too...gonna go do some more

[debkeversole]

onions and peppers are sauteing for the chili! (gonna have mexican cornbread muffins too and i plan on not resisting one of them!)

[HSingARMYmom]

Hey everyone. I'm here - i've just been really busy this morning trying to start cleaning up for Leroy's R&R - he'll be home in about 10 days!!!!

Today I got "zone 1" done off flylady - dining room, front entry and porch are clean (still have to repot a few plants but I don't have the pots yet). I'm planning on tackling the kitchen tomorrow, bedrooms tuesday, sewing room thursday and living room & bathrooms friday. I kinda figure that after that I should just have little touch-ups to keep it clean, right? I'm hoping to mow the lawn thursday or friday - it needs it now but its too wet.

Anyhow, I made a really yummy chile garlic pork stirfry for lunch - Me and Jason (youngest) loved it - other two thought it was too spicy (Megan ate lunchmeat and Logan ate ramen noodles). I bought a package of "gourmet" sausages for dinner - not quite sure what we'll have with them but they looked good - garlic and artichoke sausage stuffed w/ smoked mozzarella.

Well, kids are at the pool for an hour and then the boys have a last baseball practice tonight - their tournament starts tomorrow night. I've still got to get Megan's new PJ bottoms sewn before camp (7/19 - 7/24) as well as my cloth napkins serged (Megan has turned into my little "let's go green" nazi!) so I guess I should get off here. TTYL.

[debkeversole]

hi there Min! i am so pleased your DH is coming home!!! is he in for 2 weeks or 30 days?? oh i remember how excited we all were when Ken got to come for 2 weeks.. i just told Ken he was coming home and he told me to tell you not to hurt that man when he gets home!

Zone 1 on Flylady down?? you are doing great! come join the FLYlady thread on the playground this week they post Kelly's missions everyday M-F ...believe me though he will be more interested in you and the kids than how the house looks



Chili simmering and muffins in the toaster oven

[dee730]

okay so I am starting my cleaning late lol what else is new ? lol I worked today again agggrrhhhh I see light at the end of the tunnel tho I only had to work 4 hours saturday so that was not so bad and I am hoping to have thrusday off just answer any questions she has over the phone we will see how that works out
anyway other than the floor the kitchen is almost done, but crap then I have to cook dinner and mess it up I swear it is a never ending cycle so why do we bother? lol

I just went groc shopping and have a fridge full of food and still do not know what to cook for dinner I am thinking cabbage and sausage but the boys probably wont eat that so it means cooking something else for them aggghhhh and to think I use to love to cook before I had kids lol
anyway off to do my duty be back later

[debkeversole]

Dee!!

my cleaning is almost non existent..i have done a lot for me if i can just get the dishwasher and washer going each day...honestly thouugh it is getting away from me my fridge is

[alaskanlaughter]

still working on laundry...took the kids to the big castle playground by the lakes for an hour or so....they were teh ones who were ready to go LOL all hot n sunburned ...now my guy and older son are going to rake up teh lawn...im hot n want to stay inside for awhile, im sunburned too