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Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Oh and fabulous, skinny wives. LOL Didn't want to forget about you Lauren. rachel, i'm actually debating a boyfriend on the side. then i can be a fabulous skinny wife and girlfriend, lol!

lol, maura, you love this!!!!!

A man is in bed with his wife when there is a knock on the door. He rolls over and looks at his clock -- it's half-past three in the morning. "I'm not getting out of bed at this time", he thinks, and rolls over. Then, a louder knock follows. "Aren't you going to answer that?" says his wife. So, he drags himself out of bed and goes downstairs. He opens the door and there is man standing at the door. It didn't take the homeowner long to realize the man was drunk. "Hi there," slurs the stranger, "Can you give me a push?" "No. Get lost, it's half-past three. I was in bed," says the man and slams the door. He goes back up to bed and tells his wife what happened and she says "Dave, that wasn't very nice of you. Remember that night we broke down in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up from the baby-sitter and you had to knock on that man's door to get us started again? What would have happened if he'd told us to get lost?" "But the guy was drunk," says the husband. "It doesn't matter," says the wife. "He needs our help and it would be the Christian thing to help him." So, the husband gets out of bed again, gets dressed and goes downstairs. He opens the door and, not being able to see the stranger anywhere he shouts: "Hey, do you still want a push?" and he hears a voice cry out "Yeah please." So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouts: "Where are you?" And the stranger replies: "I'm over here, on your swing set." what did the bra say to the hat? you go ahead while i give these two a lift.

it ain't me, i'll tell ya that. i've only lost about 3.7%....i've been going thru to look at the weekly winners...some of you lost a good % each week!

danielle, you had some big weeks too!

Quote: Originally Posted by plumsugar Beach Beach Beach! Hubby was transferred to a new store and now has Sundays off again (I love the NJ Blue Law!) so we plan to go to the beach as often as possible to make up for all those weekends we couldn’t! Besides that, we are planning some group activities with friends: white water rafting, great adventure, bowling nights, tons of bbq's...All the cheesy teenage things we used to do lolol are you in bergen?

tell the gm to suck it in, or go on the sacred heart diet, stick some tissues in the poor kid's shoes and call it a day. breathe, and try to enjoy the last few days of being single....and in a few days, you won't care about the shirt, or shoes, or anything else, b/c you'll be married to the man you love!

Quote: Originally Posted by hollisandsteph Ever tried a Jamaica Smile We lived on those during our trip..lol It is half Strawberry Daquri, half Pina Coloda and then Rum Cream on top (Bailey or another irish cream wisky works too). I know it really doesn't work well for you AHR but when I saw Rum punch it brought back memories of Jamaica Smiles...lol My BM is having a 4th of July party next weekend and rented an resturant stye machine from Ace Hardware that will hold 2 different types of frozen drinks so we are making Smiles then! I cannot wait. I have actually been thinking about renting on for our reception but not sure if it is too late because we are only 2 weeks away now. Plus I think we would be spending more than we intended on on alcohol. Sorry I know this was off topic alittle bit:-) at dreams in pv, they called the jamaica smile a miami vice. if i were making rum punch, i'd get some punch and put rum in.

if you have an iphone, download a game called chuzzle. it's so stupid, but it's addicting. you can also play online, if any of you are bored...like me....

wow, i can't believe that constitutes breaking news, lol they've closed 3 around here already. didn't know it was nationwide tho.

maura, you look fantastic! good luck to all of you who are trying/thinking about trying it. i like to drink too much to worry about a greasy butt.

welcome! where in nj are you from? i'm in morris township. happy planning!

jac, i agree that you need a new agent. when we first started looking at single family houses, we were working with a friend of a friend. dh was the one to call and tell him about new houses that came on the market, and set up appointments. when we finally put our townhouse up for sale, we didn't even call him to tell him. good luck!

dh has it and loves it! he's hacked it so he didn't have to sign another 2 year contract, and he has awesome games and skins on it. i want to get it when the cheaper one comes out, but his current one doesn't support his work email, so he may get it if it's hackable, and pass his current one down to me. i always get his hand-me-downs. oh, and he got it in november. he's NEVER had a phone this long - always gets the newer, better one, but nothing newer and better has come out, plus he loves it THAT much!

thanks girls - i really appreciate all of the advice! Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa Lauren, that is really tough! When FI and i first started dating he was working full time and finishing his master's degree - can you say "no free time?" lol. anyway, i think what i hear you saying is that you want to see HIM making an effort or caring about it? is that right? yes, alyssa, that's the biggest part. i'm at least trying to be understanding - i realize there's nothing he can do to change the situation. but he's only thinking work = $ and less time at the gym, not work = less time w/ my wife, who actually enjoys being with me! as far as what we do when he gets home, i don't care what it would be, as long as we're spending some time together. it would be especially nice if he'd help me w/ dinner and dishes, bc he'll flip if i leave them for the weekend, but if it's unrealistic, so be it. after dinner, he goes right to the computer, where he sits with his back to me until it's bedtime. he doesn't watch tv, and has the attention span of a goldfish. i could push a movie, but he watches them to and from the city on his iphone. he doesn't understand that i'd just like to spend a little time together.

forget about time - who has the patience for that?!

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Traditionally I think that's a no-no but you mentioned it's a work shower? Not sure what the etiquette is as far as inviting the whole job to the wedding...I wouldn't think you have to? I would spend $30-40 tops on a co-worker's shower gift unless they were good friends with me...and if I caught a good sale I would have no problem spending $15-20. i agree. my school threw a shower for me, and they weren't invited to my wedding! we also threw a shower for a colleague. we collected about $10 from each person and got a group gift. then each person - if they wanted to - brought something little. personally, unless they were a close colleague, i wouldn't spend more than $30.

here's a link to a work-from-home-as-a-mom site. scroll down and look at the companies on the right. Work at Home as an Online Teacher

oh!!! if you have a grad degree (and you do!) you can apply to university of phoenix to become an online teacher!

i think you'd have to be hired by the district, but as a home school instructor. idk if they'd hire you at 6 months pregnant, but who knows! search around the local districts, and see if there are any postings for home school instructor.

welcome! there are plenty of east coast mexico brides here who can help!

looks like a good time was had by all! i've ruined many pics like that

Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha Ya, I think that would require a sp. ed. degree... I have never heard of a relocation consultant. Interesting...I may have to look in to this. sometimes we get offers for home schooling during the school year. this happens when a kid is sick or breaks a limb or something. these don't require sp.ed. degrees.

he was a small business owner (mortgages), and is now an account manager for an IT company in manhattan. it's a long term job, and even if he were to leave, he wouldn't be able to do the same job anywhere else for 18 months. the office hours are 7:45-5, but the first train that he's able to make is about 6pm. eventually he'll have to take clients out to dinner, making him return home much later. if the market weren't so crappy, we'd move a train stop or two closer, but no one would pay what we bought for our house, let alone compensate for the remodeling we've done. hopefully after a few weeks of doing this, he'll adjust and not have to go to bed at 10...in the meantime, this blows.

as most of you know, dh got a new job in nyc. he started 2 weeks ago, and was in va for training last week. he gets up at 5 and takes a 6am train in, returning home on a 6pm train which gets him home at 7. he's utterly exhausted when he gets home, and goes to sleep at 10. this is a HUGE change from his old job, where he'd get up at 9, go in at 10 and be home between 5-7:30, but could always be around if i needed him. he stayed up late. he now has no quality of life. asking him to help with dinner is like asking him to walk the plank. i asked him to get a tarp out from under our back porch, which is covered in webs and grossness and he said no b/c he didn't feel like it. i'm going to a wedding by myself in a few weeks b/c he can't take the time off even tho he knew about the date before taking the job. he can't even have a conversation - he literally said 3 words to me after dinner and i had to remind him to say goodnight, causing us to have the same argument we've had every day since he started. i don't have a right to be pissed or annoyed - he says he likes this job, and it pays the bills - but i can't help it. how does he not see that he has no quality of life? during the school year we'll be ok b/c i'll go to sleep at the same time as him, but it's just us for now. what happens when we have kids and they don't see their dad? how do i make this work when it clearly sucks SO much? how can i adjust to this change when he's not doing a damn thing to adjust?