For those of us left behind....

[Marilyn]

This thread is for all of those unable to make the first 4WT Convention in Chicago.....

What are you doing today? Are you having a productive Saturday????

I've been running around getting my gift together for Melissa's shower. It's really something special. Not expensive, but special. Since she's a member here and might get bored today an check in, I won't say what it is.

Hubby had me buy a new gas grill while I was out running around. We have one of those big stainless steel ones, but it did not hold up well at all, and we can't get it to work, so bought a low cost one at Lowes that is a throw-away if it goes out. They are all made in China anyway.

I'm munching a bit, then have to get busy sewing some table runners for the wedding reception.

So what are you up to today??? Only post if your are not at the convention.

[Janet]

This thread is for all of those unable to make the first 4WT Convention in Chicago.....

What are you doing today? Are you having a productive Saturday????

I've been running around getting my gift together for Melissa's shower. It's really something special. Not expensive, but special. Since she's a member here and might get bored today an check in, I won't say what it is.

Hubby had me buy a new gas grill while I was out running around. We have one of those big stainless steel ones, but it did not hold up well at all, and we can't get it to work, so bought a low cost one at Lowes that is a throw-away if it goes out. They are all made in China anyway.

I'm munching a bit, then have to get busy sewing some table runners for the wedding reception.

So what are you up to today??? Only post if your are not at the convention.


Well Marilyn...I'm still pretty much having a pity party for myself...LOL. I just need to get busy so I won't think about it. Also have some one coming to see the puppy, should be here about any time. Need to sew some new belly bands for Joey and a friend wants some too for her boys, just can't get motivated to do it yet. Have all the windows open in the house, wind blowing something fierce, but feels great.

Other than what I've mentioned, I may check some prices of things online. Still want a GPS...even more now than I did...LOL. And even though I love LOVE my camera, I would like another small slim one to carry with me at all times....ya just never know when ya need one..LOL.

[Marilyn]

Sounds like your having a good day, and hey, if you can sell another puppy, that's a good thing!!!! A GPS would be really nice, but I use Google Maps on my i-Phone, and the phone has a 2 megapixel camera. The pictures are fine for me when I need to take one in a pinch and could not be more handy.

Hope you get accomplished what you want to today.

BTW, just thought, I've heard that this is a really good time of year to buy electronics. People are wanting them around Christmas, so prices in general go up, and after Christmas, people are trying to find sales, and prices really don't drop that much then. The actual lower prices are this time of year when demand is lowest and stores need to move merchandise. Happy hunting!!

[Dobie]

We just got back from hiking with my brother and his new puppy, we're going to go out to dinner later on.

[Tink]

I'm being a lazy butt.
Have done 2 loads of laundry, and very little else. Just trying to keep calm and get myself back to a better place health wise.

Greg's putting a new faucet in the bathroom sink because ours has been leaking.
It's 72 degrees, sunny and breezy, so a gorgeous day.

[Lindsey]

I got home at 6 this morning from the relay for life, and then I had a nice hot bubble bath and went to bed. Layla was being really annoying because she already slept all night and wanted to play, but I finally fell asleep at about 9 and got up at 3 this afternoon. Then I went to Walmart to buy some plants and planted some flowers in the front yard. Now I'm ready to be lazy again! I might put in a movie and relax on the couch. This is definitely not a typical day!

[Janet]

Sounds like your having a good day, and hey, if you can sell another puppy, that's a good thing!!!! A GPS would be really nice, but I use Google Maps on my i-Phone, and the phone has a 2 megapixel camera. The pictures are fine for me when I need to take one in a pinch and could not be more handy.

Hope you get accomplished what you want to today.

BTW, just thought, I've heard that this is a really good time of year to buy electronics. People are wanting them around Christmas, so prices in general go up, and after Christmas, people are trying to find sales, and prices really don't drop that much then. The actual lower prices are this time of year when demand is lowest and stores need to move merchandise. Happy hunting!!

I am having a decent day, did sell the last puppy, wonderful home. I don't have internet access on my phone so can't Google or get my pictures on my computer. I have to sign up for internet to get the chord that goes from the phone to the computer. I've tried to find one like at Radio Shack, but so far no luck.

Thank you for the tip on buying electronics...I'll have to start checking things out more agressively.

[judy]

I'm so glad you sold the puppy to a good family. I know you'll miss her, but you can't have all the yorkies in the world! You do have to share.

I taught my class this morning. Next week is their final, and that's the last class I'll be teaching at this college. I have loved teaching there, but I'm moving and can't take the college with me.

When I got home, I read their revised research papers, emailed them with comments, and then took a nap. After dinner, I did my bills, and now I'm here.

[Marilyn]

Well, I had a productive day. All in all, got quite a bit done on Melissa's table runners for the wedding reception. I had a sample put together for her to see of the runner with her decorations and she loved it, so that at least made me feel good. It's been a lot of work and I have 7 more to make.

Both girls got here early evening, so we visited a bit then went and got a bite to eat and they've been on the computers and watching a movie while I worked on the runners some more. I'll be so glad when they are finally finished.

Janet, right now, I think the only phone that will do what mine does is the Apple i-Phone, and i have to pay $20.00 per month for the internet access. I'm on my husband's business plan. I love my phone, and the extra expense is worth it for me. With all the driving that I do, I have used Google maps sooo much, and if you are looking for a certain store or restaurant in an unfamiliar city, you can just Google it, or looking for a phone number, Google it. It's been a wonderful tool for me.

I think Sprint will be offering a Samsung phone this summer that will be very similiar in function to the i-Phone, only it's supposed to be even faster, and will have turn by turn GPS. i-Phone just has the maps.

New toys coming out all the time.

[Chandra Amaya]

I ran several errands this morning then sat here the rest of the day. I did pick up 5 packs of pictures I had developed so now i have to mail them out and organize my photo albums.

[Janet]

It's so funny Marilyn, but I see all these new 'toys' that come out and get so excited, but then I have to remember...I don't go anywhere to do very much..so I don't know what I'd use them for.....LOL. Still like to check them out though and I do love the rush of thinking about getting it.

[Tiramisu]

I don't travel enough to have GPS and being OCD, I have to route my trips before I get on the road. I have the AT&T Razr and pay $20/month for internet, mostly to get unlimited text messages - it was $5 more for the package.

[Janet]

We have to pay for our text messages, didn't come in our package, but my son still texts anyway. He has a job, so anything above our regular bill, he has to pay for. Was in for a shock this month...he has to pay something like $25. He's decided it's just as simple to make the call instead of texting....LOL

I personally don't know why, with email and instant message and being able to call that everyone likes texting so much...can you or anyone explain it to me? Maybe it's my old age, but I have no desire to text someone.

[Tiramisu]

One daughter texts me from church - Lunch? One texts me - Babysit this weekend?

I have my cell set so that if I get an e-mail from certain people on my Yahoo account, I get a message so I can check it immediately from wherever. It's very important for me to get instant notification when I get an e-mail from my son in Iraq and my hubby or kiddos here.

I really enjoy getting pictures from the kiddos, makes me feel like I'm almost there with them. I'm a weather nut, so I enjoy getting text weather updates in bad weather!

It's worth $20, but I wouldn't pay much more. I'd love love love to have an I-Phone, but the sides costs are crazy!

[Janet]

Sounds really nice, maybe I should drop the $40 a month for WeightWatchers and get internet on my cell. Just thinking here....hmmmm.....Less money going out a month, just have to have some discipline to keep at my points without encouragement from meetings....oh the pain of deciding what to do. Maybe I should list the pros and cons, that could help.

[Tiramisu]

I've been tempted to try WW. Since I broke the foot, my doc doesn't want me to do anything "impact". She told me I could do WW, but I DO NOT want to go to meetings! "With the price of gas" (how many times have you heard that lately) it would cost extra to go to meetings. I'm not sure I have the will to do the online WW thing. I NEED to do something.

[Gina]

Yesterday I had a 21st birthday party for my daughter. I had about 28 adults and 10 kids.. crazy I know.. I had it indoors for it rained a little yesterday then it cleared up Thank God the kids went out to play. All in all it was a good day, today I am relaxing didn't go to work my allergies are acting up. So I gave myself the day off.. lol


Janet I am happy you sold the puppy to a good family. Everyone seems to have had a productive day..

[judy]

Feel better Gina, and congratulations on your daughter's 21st birthday. That's a big one!

I've been online all day looking for cable service, drugstores and supermarkets near Roxbury, where I'm moving. I'm having fun, but I feel sorry for the dogs. They sleep when I'm online. Wait - why should I feel guilty? They could play with each other!

Janet, don't you dare! You've come such a long way. I'm over it too though. I'm so bored with all the same meals. We will persevere!

I have to go look up the dimensions of the rooms in my new house (did I say that?). I want to get laminate for the floors, but I don't want to spend $10,000 on it.

Any advice on flooring?

[Janet]

I've been tempted to try WW. Since I broke the foot, my doc doesn't want me to do anything "impact". She told me I could do WW, but I DO NOT want to go to meetings! "With the price of gas" (how many times have you heard that lately) it would cost extra to go to meetings. I'm not sure I have the will to do the online WW thing. I NEED to do something.

Sandy, I love WW's. I've lost 28.4 lbs so far, but I gained 2.4 and lost it again. I really need to stay on the program and go to the meetings. It's a proven fact that more people stay with the program and lose more if they attend the meetings. Our meetings are so much fun and I laugh all the time.....but, I would like to have internet on my phone even though I don't really need it...LOL.

[Janet]

Feel better Gina, and congratulations on your daughter's 21st birthday. That's a big one!

I've been online all day looking for cable service, drugstores and supermarkets near Roxbury, where I'm moving. I'm having fun, but I feel sorry for the dogs. They sleep when I'm online. Wait - why should I feel guilty? They could play with each other!

Janet, don't you dare! You've come such a long way. I'm over it too though. I'm so bored with all the same meals. We will persevere!

I have to go look up the dimensions of the rooms in my new house (did I say that?). I want to get laminate for the floors, but I don't want to spend $10,000 on it.

Any advice on flooring?

I've heard everyone just rave about Pergo flooring. I want to check it out, so I don't know if it's expensive or not. I want laminate too and have for quite some time.

But Judy, I don't want to quit WW, I just want to quit spending the $40 every month. Even though I love the meetings, things are just getting too expensive. I'll just have to do some serious soul searching and figure out what I should do.

I'm so happy you're all excited about your new place. I can feel your excitement and it makes me excited too!

[Janet]

Thanks Gina. I really couldn't have picked out a better home for her. Yet, I'm having the heartstrings being pulled. I got up this morning and realized she wasn't here and my heart ached a bit. I miss her already. She was my favorite.

[Marilyn]

I personally don't know why, with email and instant message and being able to call that everyone likes texting so much...can you or anyone explain it to me? Maybe it's my old age, but I have no desire to text someone.

Janet, the thing about texting is that you can communicate what you need to without committing to a conversation. Text conversations are short, concise, to the point. You can text when you are places where you cannot talk. Example: My daughters will text me while they are in class to let me know how they did on a big exam.

Texting is another thing that I like about the i-Phone. A keyboard pops up on the touch screen so I don't have to do all the typing from a number pad on a cell phone, and it keeps the conversation in little bubbles on the screen and you can scroll up and down to see the conversation history. Love it!!!

Gina, hope your party went well!!!! I'm sure it was really nice if you had a lot to do with it!! Hope you've had a relaxing day!!

Judy, I ask hubby about laminate flooring. He does not recommend Pergo. He said that there are some new laminates out that look more like wood. The surface is not as shiny as Pergo and is more of a matt finish. These new laminates hold up better and are easier to clean. It's not a hard to install yourself if you have the desire to do so. Hubby does not recommend installing it in the kitchen because it does not hold up well in areas where it gets wet a lot.

BTW, WW works well, or at least it did for me. I think part of the reason is that if I'm paying for it, I'm going to make it work. :p I need to start going again or working out or something. When I was doing WW, I was working out and going to the meetings and counting points, and being strict with myself. Just hard to get back in the groove.

[Gina]

Marilyn, my daughter's party went really well. I had a house full it rained during the day but at night it cleared up. So some of the kids went outside to play. In all they behaved. The last of my company left at midnight..yep my family always stay until the end. lol

This morning I took the day off I was tired and my ears are bothering me sort of like stuffed I guess it's allergies. In all it was a relaxing day. Thanks for asking...

[judy]

Janet, the thing about texting is that you can communicate what you need to without committing to a conversation. Text conversations are short, concise, to the point. You can text when you are places where you cannot talk. Example: My daughters will text me while they are in class to let me know how they did on a big exam.

Texting is another thing that I like about the i-Phone. A keyboard pops up on the touch screen so I don't have to do all the typing from a number pad on a cell phone, and it keeps the conversation in little bubbles on the screen and you can scroll up and down to see the conversation history. Love it!!!

Gina, hope your party went well!!!! I'm sure it was really nice if you had a lot to do with it!! Hope you've had a relaxing day!!

Judy, I ask hubby about laminate flooring. He does not recommend Pergo. He said that there are some new laminates out that look more like wood. The surface is not as shiny as Pergo and is more of a matt finish. These new laminates hold up better and are easier to clean. It's not a hard to install yourself if you have the desire to do so. Hubby does not recommend installing it in the kitchen because it does not hold up well in areas where it gets wet a lot.

BTW, WW works well, or at least it did for me. I think part of the reason is that if I'm paying for it, I'm going to make it work. :p I need to start going again or working out or something. When I was doing WW, I was working out and going to the meetings and counting points, and being strict with myself. Just hard to get back in the groove.



First - I love texting. It's fun and you can send a picture along. I have to make sure I'm texting people who know how to do it though.

Second - WW is the best, but you do have to work yourself up to start. I'm at the point where I could stop going (I don't stay for the meetings - I need to be accountable for my weight). As I'm typing this though, I realize I need to lose about 3 more pounds before I feel it's enough.

Third - Marilyn - could you ask dh which brands he might recommend?

[janc]

I'm sitting on the beach in Oahu getting a tan!!

[janc]

Well Marilyn...I'm still pretty much having a pity party for myself...LOL. I just need to get busy so I won't think about it. Also have some one coming to see the puppy, should be here about any time. Need to sew some new belly bands for Joey and a friend wants some too for her boys, just can't get motivated to do it yet. Have all the windows open in the house, wind blowing something fierce, but feels great.

Other than what I've mentioned, I may check some prices of things online. Still want a GPS...even more now than I did...LOL. And even though I love LOVE my camera, I would like another small slim one to carry with me at all times....ya just never know when ya need one..LOL.
So Janet, do you still have 3 puppies or have you sold some? I often think about how precious your adult dogs are. There colors are beautiful. I don't think my 2 are ever going to get there. They still have a lot of black on them and they came from 2 different breeders. My groomer use to breed Yorkies and she doesn't think they will change either. They do have blonde on their legs and Lucy is quite blonde on her head with a little silver. Monkey is also blonde on his legs but only has a little on his head. The rest of his head is silver with a little black.

[janc]

I just saw an I phone, Marilyn, yesterday and I wish I could have one. They are awesome! We have bad service in our area- can't use cell in the house- so it's out of the question. It's one of the bad things about living in the boonies.

[Janet]

So Janet, do you still have 3 puppies or have you sold some? I often think about how precious your adult dogs are. There colors are beautiful. I don't think my 2 are ever going to get there. They still have a lot of black on them and they came from 2 different breeders. My groomer use to breed Yorkies and she doesn't think they will change either. They do have blonde on their legs and Lucy is quite blonde on her head with a little silver. Monkey is also blonde on his legs but only has a little on his head. The rest of his head is silver with a little black.

Thank you so much for the compliment. You really need to post some pictures of your beauties too. I love seeing everyone's doggies.

[judy]

I'm sitting on the beach in Oahu getting a tan!!

You are? For real? Why am I not there too?

[Marilyn]

I'm sitting on the beach in Oahu getting a tan!!

Jan, this isn't the baseless lies thread. Are you really there????:eek: If so, forget Chicago, I want to go with you next time!!!!

[DianaB]

I'm sitting on the beach in Oahu getting a tan!!

How cool is that!!!! I love the beach!! I'm soooo jealous!!! Maybe that's where our next meet-up should be!!!

[janc]

I am having a decent day, did sell the last puppy, wonderful home. I don't have internet access on my phone so can't Google or get my pictures on my computer. I have to sign up for internet to get the chord that goes from the phone to the computer. I've tried to find one like at Radio Shack, but so far no luck.

Thank you for the tip on buying electronics...I'll have to start checking things out more agressively.
Great! I'm so glad you sold them all. But I bet you miss them!

[Janet]

Great! I'm so glad you sold them all. But I bet you miss them!


I do miss the last one especially. She was my favorite and it still feels bad to walk into the living room when I first get up and she's not there.