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[bootcampbarbie]

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nice going on the steaks girlie. i just popped in before my little tub time. phew had quite the scare this week. actually i was excited but hubby was not happy at all. i thought i was pregnant. lol fell off my chair. i mean i am 47. hubby never wanted children. doesn't want to share me. for the last 3 days i've been telling him honey you can't flush a barbie down the drain. that's not nice. so you'll be 60 when little gal is all grown up. him groaning loudly. but last nite my kids in malibu invited us over to their party. they have a little baby boy who is 2. and i love my kids so much. they aren't mine really. i just adopted them as pretend step mommy. so they are even in my will. anyway, they are moving back to the woods and will live 2 blocks from me. i was so happy that i get to be grandma so much now. wooohoooo. and well all the kids at the little event were so fun and talking about their parents and what a sad state of affairs their parents are. then i said well you know i am your parents age which none but a few know. thought ef hutton spoke. the room got quiet and then they made me pull out drivers license as they thought i was their age.ahahahahahahahahhaah. love that bootcamp. anyway, got to help the kids with their whole idea about parents last nite as they are an entirely different generation. " i called them the responsible ones" as they don't party much, don't over drink. don't do drugs. then i look around and folks my age are partying like rockstars and smoking pot. i laughed really hard. i said when did it get to be that the late 20/early 30 guys are so together? ahahahahahahahaahaha so funny. so grandma bootsie gets to have little kanan over all the time. and my husband just groaned alot. have fun with the barb qqqqq. i wish i had a pool. sad sad

[Guest]

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Hey all..was talking to Toughintexas in chat the other night and we were discussing how nice it would be to meet each other, what would you all think about that? I mean a group meeting???? We have been here as a group now for 3 months...several of us have gotten very close, we have exchanged phone numbers, real names, pictures, email addresses, we KNOW each other...I want to meet you. Just for a weekend...first of 2008, we can plan in advance so everyone can make arrangements. I will fly anywhere!!!! What do you think and what are your thoughts on a location?????

[MDBiker]

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Hey guys, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I got busy and didn't even realize I was AWOL yesterday. :sorry:

My back is better today, and I hope it stays that way. We went out and bought slate tile for the bathroom remodel today. Now I have a truck load of slate tile on my truck I can?t unload because my back may go out. I am waiting for my son to bring over some friends to unload it. He lays tile, so he is going to install it with (for) me. I think I have already paid for it several times. lol

Morrison, I didn't mean to gripe at you about More2, :blush: I was just trying to say what she was telling you was a good thing just for what it was. Sometimes I re-read what I have posted and think I am an ass. I hope you are doing much better today. I know you will make it through this.

Ican, congrats on the 3 days. I know what you mean about the hot summer days and being thirsty. Try drinking some lemonade, which was a real big help to me. I have since been drinking a lot of Dasani water and PowerAde. I carry some water with me almost everywhere I go. Tex is right about the L-glute; it will knock out a bad craving pretty well for me. You will get past this; but you may still be a little dehydrated from the alcohol. If so the PowerAde or Gatorade might be best. Hang in there, you are doing good.

Stillcrawling good to hear from you. I hope everything is going well.

More2, I hope you had a good weekend. Are you making plans for the house yet?

Barbie, I laughed with my bear lady here at the pregnant option. I have a friend who has a little girl that is 5 and was born when he was 49. He seems to be making it just fine; I don?t know how it will be when the little girl is 16 and he is 65, but I imagine it will be just like everyone else with a teenager . . . A pain.

Luv, we were at the Mall yesterday looking at birds and I thought about you. I asked bear lady how she thought you got them to breed, and about that time a cockatiel grabbed this other cockatiel by the neck and started to show me. lol Do they build nest and everything? Do they have a large area to live in? I am just curious. We had parakeets when I was little, but I never remember seeing an egg. Maybe they were males!

Tex, I grilled out today also, but yours sounds much better. I hope you enjoyed your day.

:huggy

Luv you all
Bear


We're Winning :happy: We're Winning

[toughintexas]

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Bear I love you....lol...you are soooo special to us....thanks for checking in, makes it worth while....grilling was good, tenderloins I special cut were awesome....I asked LUV the same thing about the "Quackers"....as a Texican I know how most things "breed", but the birds, I couldn't "get"....lol.....love you all, I think I'll try to get my hubby to pay me some attention...I'm kinda 17 yrs younger, not overweight, but he doesn't seem to notice much...kinda bums me out, for like 15 yrs....lol.......maybe I started drinking to NOT notice I wasn't having sex......lol.............whew..............

[Guest]

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Don't make me call you Bear, the ONLY thing that saved you was that it was the weekend and I figured Mama Bear knew where you were. Had it been a Monday ...man oh man...you would have been in trouble.

Looks like we all grilled out yesterday, as I think Nibs was grilling out too and I did too. we grilled Mahi Mahi and Mama loves fresh veggies on the grill...well, me too...we also make the jalepenos...stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped with bacon, oh man they are good. You can only eat like 1-2, but they are good!

When is Niblet coming home anyway? She's been gone long enough already.

Bootsie, I could have just imagined the stories if you had been pregnant...they would have been a hoot!!!!! 47 , I saw the other day where some lady in her 60's had a baby....

[Niblet]

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I'M BACK !!!!
I popped in really really quick yesterday for maybe 5 minutes to snoop but I still had guests at the house... My cousin and her family were the last to leave about 2 hours ago.....
Our turn-out this year was really crappy.. Most of my family had out-of-town commitment, one cousin had pnemonia, and on and on... We did have a very nice time just the same though... I'm so proud of myself... I had a really fun time playing yard games and visiting... The only time I feel I drank too heavily was Friday evening... I made myself a few wine spritzers Saturday and didn't drink on Sunday.. We are noticing that more and more people aren't drinking heavily atall.. I'll be back to finish... Hubby has just came home for our oldest son. He needs him for a plumbing job this afternoon... I'll catch ya'll later... Missed you !

[bootcampbarbie]

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welcome back niblet. i still bet the bbq was a great time. i would have been in heaven. so i love the idea luv bug of our little group gathering. seems so appropriate and fun. ahahaha and since i'm not pregnant. sigh guess i can run around all day long at our little gathering. gosh, where to go? well, there is always that fabulous place thecrossings.com is it in austin, texas. ohhh yeah. i love that place. or nibs lake. anyway, all good by me. and i am ordering the L.O. so i wonder do i need to be off topamax to try it? thought i'd get a bit of a booster for my 3 week vacation. the last thing i want to be doing is drinking or having any craziness while on my cruise and stuff. am a bit worried. being busy and working is one thing, crusing is an entire different subject. and well i'll have hubby, father in law and 28 year old nephew intow. so, hoping that l.o. is good for me. have a good day you all.

[Niblet]

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Me again... Did I ever miss alot in the last 2 days !! More2 you are gonna love your pool.. We have an above ground pool which is alot of fun. There are some really nice automatic pool cleaners you might look into.. We clean ours the old fashion way with a pool vac. By salt water pool, is that what is in the filter system.. I hear they are soo much nicer than having all those chemicals to deal with... That's just wonderful for you.
Luv it would be so beautiful to have an aviary right at home... That sounds sooo beautiful and fun too.... (Zak splashinging around)
Wouldn't it be totally amazing to meet for real !??!!!??? I live near the Sault Michigan Border so that's very north of everybody I think ?
Bear you are gonna LOVE ceramic tile for your home... We have alot of it and it's really great... Just don't drop any plates or cup cause they just won't survive the fall... We did not know this when we installed our tile, but I would suggest talking to the flooring place and see what they may recommend you use to seal the grout that is inbetween tiles as it is porous... It will be alot easier for you keep it clean... I sure wish we would have know better... Allow those young fellas to do all the heavy lifting and bending. They don't want to see you hurt yourself. Once again I apologize Tex for not properly forwarding that funny joke about why parents drink. I will know better next time...
Guys I was grilling on the BBQ all weekend too !! Sausage and burgers on Saturday and then chicken on Sunday along with salads and Grammas' baked beans of course. Mahai Mahai (sp?) that sounds very interesting, what is it? I love to try new things.
Bootsie, you never fail to surprise us... We just never know what may develope in Bootsie-Land from day to day... My sister who had a tubaligation got pregnant at 43 with a "not-so-nice-a-guy" They aren't together and he isn't in the picture atall, but my nephew will be going to the high school I work at this September.. How time flies ! Speaking of work... Guys guess what ? I had a message on my phone yesterday from the lady who was getting ready to open a small restaurant near our home... I've been asked to meet with everybody this Wednesday along with her accountant ( need our SIN numbers for the books) She will be opening Aug 1... and she "wants to put me to work" I'm anxious and happy at the same time.. I'm grateful that it won't interfere with our anniversary plans to go camping... 23 years !!! My goodness ! So in September I will be shuffling 2 part-time jobs that are nice and close to home. This lady has already asked me what my schedule is like at the school, so she is aware that I will work around that... We'll see how it goes.. I still kinda get butterflies, but change is good.
Ican- I do remember what it is like on the first while building new habits.. You are in the perfect place to do this.. Bear is absolutely right about being hydrated.. I am like that too.. I find myself drinking alot of good old water..
Bootsie, I just ordered LO last week too... Tex, really knows alot about that stuff, and I suppose we could google too. I've ordered the 120 mg from the "Nature Store"... I just checked my order however and there is no tracking record so I'll be checking into that.. Sure hope everything is on the up and up.
Yeah, you folks would be more than welcome at our lake !! Boy could we wake things up there !!! Teee !! Heeee !!
Morrison, Pal, I hope that you are getting "better" and "stronger" as every day goes by. We all love you so much.
I've gotta go put yet another load of laundry out on the clothes line, so I gotta say " It's so good to touch base with you guys" and " I could feel your support all weekend" We truely are "family"
I love you guys, Hugs, ~Niblet~

[morrison]

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Hey guys. Just wanted to check in. I'm glad to see everybody doing so well. Instead of rambling, I'll quote a saying that I like. Brevity is the soul of wit. Short and sweet. Take care all.

[Guest]

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I am gonna cry when we meet...I am warning you all...I will cry...LOL I am game for anywhere. what month do we shot for?

[toughintexas]

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Hey the Crossings is awesome Bootsie, I told Luv I could just see Bear and Morrison in a spa tho....lol....Bear with a green mud mask on and cucumbers on Morrison's eyes...lol...I can't wait to meeet up too! What a hoot!!! Hope everyone is a-ok! I'm pulling a More2, found a boat, a 26ft cruiser, '94, but in great shape from some lil old folks that are our customers, going to look at it, they want my hubby to see it, he's always talked to them this boat and all the places they have been on it...it has A/C and a lil kitchen and a potty and all....lol....they said they'd make him a great deal cuz they'd like him to have it....lol...so we'll see....maybe if we meet at the Crossings, we'll take it, and cruise Lake Travis, we'll all wave at Matthew McConaugh and Sandra Bullock.....lol....And and Bear, did ya see I had one of those..."sure haven't felt this feeling" type of thing you were talking about not too long, ago last night....sorry guys, it kinda just popped outta my fingers, sorry and the TMI.....lol......Nibs, glad you are back, missed ya...Bootsie, call Angelina and see if she can locate you a toddler...lol....Love you all tons....

[bootcampbarbie]

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hello all. oh yes, i think the crossings is great cuz you can have your space and eat your hearts content, hike, yoga, spa, pool, lake, eat, did i say that already hahaaha, classes, and it is in the woodies. oh and my guru is right down the street in case you want a little healing time. oh and i have a medical intuit guy that has been practicing like 40 years right there too. hahahahaha oh yeah that will just really open up all of your chakras papa bear. you and mama can ride your bike. nibs is texas that far from you? oh and morrison, no worries i can splurge on your ticket. they have these cool like bunk rooms there or you can stay near by for like 30 bucks a night. but if you stay there all the food is included. oh and that bookstore. hummmmmmmm my massage guy is the best and he plays music. he sent me like 5 of his songs so far on email. so that's my vote. hahahahaha. but whenever and wherever.
let's see papa bear i'm glad someone else is laying that tile. too much for you. i'd rather fancy seeing you just give orders with a nice grunt and maybe sit in a chair and snooze a bit inbetween the order giving.
you can. lemonaide is great. i rather like the goo drinks which is like gatoraide. lots of electrolytes. i get it at the bike store.
nibs. we could also come and camp at your place. i love canada. and we could play with the horses and well you could put us to work on the spread. chores everyone
luv bug. just to make sure you feel at home you can bring your birdies. and we can pass the time since we are not getting wasted. we will watch them mate. and just for kicks i'll get those magic pills and well watch them grow 12 hour clubs and mate. by the way i have the name now. must get from hubbie then i'll post it. he actually emailed my indian friend and asked for it. i told him don't even think about taking one. ah barbie he says, just for an experiment. well, sure, but not while i'm around. lol
morrison. you sound rather brief and down little buddy. given the above. no pun intended. look remember what i emailed you the other day? you have lots to be grateful for and everyone is rallying around you.
tex. i've decided blessing that god didn't deliver a little barbie to us. hahaha. my little chow chows got in a doggie fight the other nite as they are sisters and do that from time to time. and well pulling them apart is not fun. they forget that they love each other. now, i'm nursing their wounds as i told them unless it is really really disastrous i'm not doing $2k vet bills anymore. so tough it out. so, i just might have to take them to vet though. i don't have penicillin for them. shucks. i don't think i could handle screaming child and dogs. and i went to dinner tonight to meet clients. i arrived early after 2 1/2 hours on freeway traffic. should have been 45 minute drive. i sat down and the couple at opposite end of restaurant allowed their 4 children to run around the place and land next to me screaming and carrying on. i turned to them and waitress and no one was saying anything. and i said in a barbie nice way, i would like you to go and sit next to your parents way down there if you are going to be that loud because they own you and i don't. Barbie wants quiet time. the waitress looked at me and the kids looked at me and really it's a mom moment when you know i mean business and their parents obviously don't speak to them that way. so the little boy got really very well behaved and stayed. the others before leaving came over and said i'm really sorry mam. guess they thought i'd give them a time out or a whoppin. funny. okay, i'm so thrilled more to as i read on your other thread how great you are doing with the l.o. and i ordered it. yippeee. so happy about that. i just want to make sure my cruise is free of disaster time.

[bootcampbarbie]

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before i go to beddie by i have a little boots story for you that i need advice on. real advice as this is a challange for me and very upsetting. and believe it or not a very humiliating story. lol but i'll share. my dogs are my kids. and my two chow chows i've had since 6 weeks old and are now almost 8 years old. and when they fight it is awful, they lock jaws like pitbulls, go out of body insane but only on each other never anyone else. now, one of the big reasons i came to mwo is because they are highly sensitive and my drinking had or added to them fighting alot because i think i was in so much pain they felt it magnified. when i stopped drinking as much this last year they stopped fighting as much to almost nothing. we are talking 5K in vet bills a year. i've even had dog healers, trainers, psychics, you name it out. but alas i knew mostly it was me. we're always together as i've worked mostly out of the house and every room i go to during the day they all follow me all day long. so 3200 sq foot house each room all day. lol very funny. how calls me the pied piper. so, challange. they fight, sometimes i'm alone and it is really hard to break them up. scarey in fact as mostly they are so loving loving and then they are gone out of body and going for the throat and face of each other. i knew saturday when i left for my kids party that they would be in a fight. told hubby it isn't right something is up. but he said don't worry. sure enough we come home that nite and when we come in the door they get excited and he makes them more excited, not his fault, he just didn't listen to me. so they are off in a fight. my girlfriend told me she read that if you put your finger up their rear that will unlock the jaw. so there i am holding a 65 lb dog by collar and taking my bootsie new manicure and up i go. i feel so wrong doing this. lol and well um no that didn't work. it made it worse in fact. so i went back to my standard which is to just try to say kind words to calm them while holding collars and tails and when they take a breathe pull them apart with out ripping off body parts. not easy when they are in a frenzy, mind you. as they are locked jaws and then thrashing. so i get them apart, tell hubby to take one away and i then go to work with doctoring wounds. but my one dog that i violated. lol she is so pissed at me. she is barely looking at me. like in shock. and all nite long these last few nites she comes up to me every few hours and is whining like mom how could you have done this. so i'm not sleeping much. the other girl is doing okay many wounds on her face but is the 80 lb dog and they are still growling at each other. my little fajita god bless her was helping mom as best she could, she had the 80 lb dog by the back leg trying to drag her away. i thought that quite creative as always. didn't help much but quite the little helper my girl. so, any ideas on this? i have a stun gun but can't bring myself to use it. i can't be home all the time now as i once was and these girls need me i know. i'm regulating myself on drinking and af so that's good. i think i caused their upset because i was so pms and even what i don't show outside i feel inside. i'm working to regulate my internal energy. ideas on how to release them when they are fighting or anything else? just a thought. i mean luv has birds. hahaha maybe you all know about dogs.

[MDBiker]

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Here I am again late as usual. Mama Bear went back to Amarillo tonight. She will be back on Thursday. I miss her already.

Luv, we cross posted last night, and then I ran off to the chat room, so I missed your post. I am all up for meeting. The more I think about it the happier it makes me. I'm not sure I can afford mud pack spa though. . . lol Maybe we can make up a map of were everyone is and then we can converge on an unsuspecting town central to everyone. I really am more simple than anything else, so if you decide to go to somewhere fancy I will stick out like a sore thumb. I try to keep a low profile. I was in the Adolphus on business once and went down to get a paper only to meet the shoe shine man in the hall. He looked at me, started to speak, looked at my feet; and said ?I don?t think I have ever seen anyone in the lobby barefoot sir? then he smiled big and I walked on, feeling very redneck. Square Peg ? Round Hole syndrome.

Barbie, you will do fine. You have been through a few other challenges lately and have made it through with your head held high. A three week vacation is unbelievable to me. If I took that long off, I wouldn?t have a job on my return. You will have a great time and more stories to pass on to us.

Nibs, I am glad everything went well. Maybe the turn out will be better next year. I am glad you are happy about the job. You are right, change is usually good, and I am learning life is about all the interaction I have been missing while I was drunk. I remember a saying something like ?life is what happens while we are making plans?, and I think there is a lot of truth in that.

Thanks for checking in Morrison, we all want to know you are around and know we are here if you need us. I find myself busier than normal lately, but it is good for me. I do think about you all even when I am busy, but I sometimes don?t get time to check in when I should.

Tex, you don?t have to apologize for your post. Believe me he notices, he isn?t brain dead. He is a very good looking man, and I think you make a good couple. Maybe you should slip him some testosterone in his meds. . . he he. The older I get the more I understand that there is a lot more to love and life than sex. Not that it isn?t a nice component, but there is a lot to be said for all the other aspects of loving someone too.

More2, we missed you today, I hope everything is going well for you.

Love you all

:l

Bear

[Guest]

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Bear I told Tex the only way you were going to a spa was if they submerged you in motor oil...HA HA HA I just didn't see that happening. We could meet somewhere and everyone do their own thing during the day while there...I just want to meet everyone. I have wonderful friends in Austin and Austin is a beautiful city, but not sure how far that is for Nibs?????

Bootsie, use the stun gun. I know you don't want to dut honey they are ripping each other apart. You would save them alot of pain. Trust me the gun is far less than them ripping each others face off.

I also have a german rott ...inherited from Billy, he weighs 185lbs..he is HUGE....a pug, a chihuahua, and 2 shitzu's, a rabbit, fish...we are a zoo here. Had to go for my monthly pet store run last night. Stock up nd get all he bedding stuff for cages so tonight I will be a cleaning fool.

Nibs I missed you so much, glad you are home!!!!!

Morrison, thanks for letting us know you are hanging in....

More2....where ya at girl?