Sigh....I'm jealous!! We were notified when filing this week that because we're claiming the education credit, the IRS won't even accept our forms until the end of Feb, or beginning of March. Sigh.

Agreed! That's awesome! But, those systems only help if you actually have some income to budget. After mandatory bills are paid, there is nothing left. There isn't anything TO budget. Sigh.

Wow!! That's awful!

Okay....not really, but I'm so sick of money (or the lack thereof) I could puke. Does the battle ever end? No need to reply.....just venting.

Well....thank you!!! I got the "licorice" (the only color they had). It's really more of a gray than black, but I'm still pretty sure I love it :)

I'm sorry....I can't remember who posted that link for the J.J. Cole diaper bag, but I just wanted to let you know that thanks to a kind gift from a Hive member, I was able to go ahead and purchase the one you linked for me. It came a week or two ago.....and from what I can tell so far (obviously, I haven't stuffed it full of stuff yet) it looks awesome! AND.....of course, it was a fantastic deal :) So, anyway, just wanted to say THANK YOU!!!

......as it should!

Still snowing here......sigh.

Well....I'm glad you at least have someone helping you out. I'm so sorry it has come to this point, but.......

Oh Bethany........I don't have anything new to add. You've gotten good advice. Please take care of yourself and let me know if there is anything I can do to help you. :grouphug:

They are so precious!! Congrats!!! Only 10.5 weeks until I get to meet mine (baby, not twins, lol) :)

Wow!! That looks amazing!

I was hoping to wake up with a new outlook on life today. New day, new attitude, right? Yeah.....not so much. I'm going to go make coffee.....and I'd really like to just snuggle up under a blanket and sleep, but life must go on.....to much to do to sulk today. I will let the weight slams go.....though I still cringe a bit every time I put something in my mouth now. The rest of yesterday's bad day is still haunting me. I will be paying for the way I handled DD's situation yesterday here in about 2hr. It won't be pretty I'm sure. I'm NOT looking forward to it. And the rest.....as usual, there is no resolution except to wait and see how it works itself out, if it does, but that, in and of itself, is stressful beyond belief. Anyway......here's hoping YOUR day is better today :)

Yes....it does feel good :) Yes, I lost quite a bit in the beginning. The 21lbs, though, is counted from my starting weight, so it's not counting the weight I gained back (after losing) to get me even with starting weight.

.....always. I wish I could come hold your hand through all this.

I know everything will be fine somehow.....it always is.....until the next crisis. I just don't know what the fix is this time. It really was a culmination of a lot of things gone wrong. I think those sound like fantastic cravings :) I'm at 21lbs gained at 28.5wk. I've gotten "the lecture" at my last 2 appts. They know just how to make you feel about this big.

The kids are all finally in bed.....I just might. DH should be home soon-ish (he had class after work tonight.....5hr of it). ....and of COURSE you can say that! :)

Me too.....me too. Thank you......to everyone really.

I wish, somehow, that all these vices would actually make it feel better.....instead, they make me feel worse!

Oh....thank you. I'm glad I could help us both out!

Thanks! Too bad part of my bad day came from learning that I'm gaining too much, too fast....the LAST thing I need is a candy bar, lol. (P.S. I ate it anyway)

Not a clue. Maybe we need to find out.

Again....I CANNOT agree enough. Let's just run away....far, far away. Somewhere with lots of good coffee.....and cake.

Or.....just when you think you're ahead and you relax a little, something comes up.....or you realize it's FAR worse than you thought.

I could NOT agree more. I'm sick of the battle.