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QUOTE (IrieCat @ Jun 5 2009, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is been a tough one with us too. I have 1 daughter.. she is 7. She and Louis got along GREAT in SLU, she cried when he wasnt here... but now it is stressful sometimes cause they argue. She does not listen to him and he is always getting on her about everything. I tell her she needs to listen, I tell him to cut her some slack.. she is a spolied American girl....
My daughter is going to spend July with her dad and stepmom, I am grateful for the break but I am going to have to "reprogram" her when she gets back. Last time her father told her "Louis isnt your dad, you dont have to listen".. QUestioned her about everything! I think that led to the problems here. I tell her to respect her stepmom and listen and they have no issues on that end... Hopefully when she gets home this time she will behave.. I already had "discussions" with stepmom (she totally backs me up)...anyway fingers crossed...

Philly - good luck with your boys! I can relate, its tough!

Irie; I went through the same thing and this is what I said to my son ; WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU -- and that was it. He loves my husband, but his dad tried to put up a wall, which I quickly tore down. My husband is not is father, but he does take care of him when his father is not around. That was last August, we haven't had any problems since. My son don't even want me dealing with him anymore, because hubby is more fun to play with. I guess I can't play video games or cook like my husband.

I need to get Louis a book on parenting... without him getting offended! I try to tell him when T comes to him and says "look what I made!"... even if it is a mess... get a little excited. Make her feel special. He isnt so good at that. He also gets upset when I tell him he needs to "pick his battles". Things get a little better all the time... Both Louis and Tierra are STUBBORN!!! I think they are both 7 sometimes!!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-06-05 11:52:00

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QUOTE (TRELAWNY PARISH @ Jun 5 2009, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Philly; how are the boys today

Ok got busy again at work and trying to catch up again!

thanks for asking Lawny

Well it seemed to get worse! When I got in last night the boys were at my Moms, she got wind of the foolnish and she had them washing all her animals. When they got home my Hubby was painting so they decided to help and basically mad a mess so I was upset and Hubby took time to clean it up and calmed me down cause he knows I am seriously stressed. We were supposed to have a family meeting last night but I didn't feel well so I went to sleep and I know its the stress.

This morning my Youngest told me he didn't have school? wha deh raas? Of course he had school and I basically had to drag him out the house but he was going no matter what. My Oldest didn't give me any trouble at all he was up dressed and out the door to get his bus but didn't utter a word to me at all. I lectured my youngest all the way to North Philly about his behavior and he just gave me the

look all the way there......

My Mother tried to talk to them and she said they are really trying to test my Hubby, but they need to see what a Good man is and take notice and this is something they have never seen since their Dad is a DEADBEAT!!! So we talked about sending them to Haiti for the summer, it has calmed down there with the unrest and I feel comfortable sending them now. This will be any opener and they will really see what a hard life is since they are so miserable in my house

! I was their age when my Mom 1st sent me to the bush and trust me it was an eye opener. When I went to Jamaica to meet my Dad's family the same year in the country I thought it was Disney Land LOL so Haiti it is!

The only issue is I was able to get my Oldest son accepted into a program for summer that will pay him a stipend of $1200.00 for 6 weeks and I would hate for him to miss that opportunity. I can always send him right before school starts though. Something has got to give, I understand their emotions are all over the place with the new change but I will not tolerate the disrespect.

But you know I put the crock pot of beans on today right

I ain't playing!

I also want to thank all the VJ Yardie Mommas out there that offered me suggestions ( Even though DADA trying to get me to catch a case LMAO ) and shared their issues as well and didn't pass judgment on me for the way I was handling my children. Everyone's situation is different and no ones family is perfect and I appreciate all of you for listening

This is been a tough one with us too. I have 1 daughter.. she is 7. She and Louis got along GREAT in SLU, she cried when he wasnt here... but now it is stressful sometimes cause they argue. She does not listen to him and he is always getting on her about everything. I tell her she needs to listen, I tell him to cut her some slack.. she is a spolied American girl....
My daughter is going to spend July with her dad and stepmom, I am grateful for the break but I am going to have to "reprogram" her when she gets back. Last time her father told her "Louis isnt your dad, you dont have to listen".. QUestioned her about everything! I think that led to the problems here. I tell her to respect her stepmom and listen and they have no issues on that end... Hopefully when she gets home this time she will behave.. I already had "discussions" with stepmom (she totally backs me up)...anyway fingers crossed...

Philly - good luck with your boys! I can relate, its tough!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-06-05 11:37:00

QUOTE (Shemmy @ Jun 5 2009, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok...hubby complained last weekend about being bored. So, I told him to think of something for us to do this weekend. Guess what his suggestion is - HORSEBACK RIDING!!!! WTH? I keep picturing us riding horses in the middle of DC

.

Hi IrieCat. Nice seeing you around.

HI!

That would be fun, if you could avoid the Beltway! LOL
I am sure you can find somewhere in NOVA or MD.... Hey, at least he was creative!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-06-05 11:09:00

Hello Everyone! Hope you all are doing great and wonderful!
There is no way for me to catch up with all the happenings.

Things are going well up here in Sunny Maine! Louis' birthday is Sunday, surprise party for him tomorrow! YAY! He has no idea! Then Reggae on Sunday! I am sooooo happy it is Friday.

Louis' is working 2 jobs, he likes them.. Local Garden Center and Hardware store... I am so proud he got 2 jobs within a month of getting his EAD!
Now we are just waiting on the GC... case was transferred to CSC got touched a couple times and now nothing... I hate waiting.

So someone should give me a quick recap of whats going on with everyone. I will try to pop on more often.. Thanks Lawny for getting me here..

My job has been crazy busy (too bad I dont get a nice raise)!! Wishful thinking.....

.....Irie

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-06-05 08:53:00

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CONFESSION TIME,

I did it again. I had a TWIX candy bar, but it was the miniatures, but I had 3 of them. Plus I had some chicken wings in MOMBO sauce (killer) with fries. I just had to have it. I've not had chicken in MOMBO sauce in 8 months. I feel better now.

I used to live in DC and boy I like the Mambo sauce too ... no more ever for me now... Unless they start make some fake chicken!!! :-) I will be in DC in a few weeks.. I will stay away from the chicken places but there is a Jamaican place near my friend's apartment that makes a good veg dish... MMMMMM can't wait! LOL

I tried to go VEGGIE...that rass lasted 3 days. The damn PIGIEONS that was outside my office window was looking nice and FAT...I wanted to blaze up a FIRE right away and brownstew them.

Thats funny. I was a vegetarian for 8 years (after experiencing my father's farm) and it has been a year again. I just feel better not eating meat. With all the hormones etc in animals nowadays.. My stomach thanks me. I try new recipes every week and you would be surprised how satisfying vegetarian meals can be. I am trying to change my lifestyle and eating habits rather than go on a diet. I just need to excersise more... can't wait for Spring!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2008-01-31 15:02:00

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IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2008-01-31 14:41:00

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QUOTE (LovinJA @ Jan 25 2008, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I lost 2.6 lbs. this week!!!! I'm in my groove!!! Going to work out now...

Yeah!!!

LovinJA..down 2.6lbs

Sonshyne...down 2.5lbs...... 35lbs totals
Lurking...down 2lbs
Trelw..down 1.5lbs
Shamonya...down 1.5lbs
Mrs J. down 1lb... total 3lbs
Den down 1lb..total 6.4lbs
Yardi down .5lb..total of 3.2lbs
Ja Tam....lost wha 1-2 inches?
Irie cat...???
Clare down???, total of 9+lbs
12/11/06 down...??????
JesseG down.....???????
Marlita up???????

:-) I don't own a scale!! :-) But hey if pants dont get tighter I am happy! so far so good!!

good job everyone! I must say this keeps me inspired! Woohoo!!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2008-01-25 10:55:00

That all sounds so excellent and is very motovational! I am going to put that DVD in I have today and get my butt movin!!!

QUOTE (Trelawny20853 @ Jan 17 2008, 08:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

MAWNIN Ladies,

I forgot to add how much I lost since Jan 1st (so here it is 6lbs). I'll put my weight out there, I'm 260 (don't really look it). Not ashame to POST,PRINT my weight. It's not like I can tell somepeople that I'm 120lbs (well, maybe on the internet), but yeah, I'm a big girl. Most of my weight is in my hips and baxide. Unfortunately, when I lose weight my BREAST shrink

...I lose weight first in my face & breast (really hate that).

But just had to share this....I had a BOOT CAMP class this morning (5am) and I did okay. This is my 5th class, the 1st 2 nearly kicked by butt, but I'll tell you this FLEXIBILITY helps out a lot. Even when I don't get a chance to exercise I STRETCH my body. The instructor was empressed that I was able to keep up for the 1st 15 minutes of the class, which is the most difficult. The class is only 20 mins, but trust me...he KICKS butt...he's an old MARINE. One of the ladies in my class was weighing 325 lbs and she told me when she first started out she could only walk 10 mins on the treadmill. She's down to 200 lbs now.

Instructor also told me, if you can only get 10mins in to exercise, just do it...something is better than nothing.

I was close to 300 lbs back in September, but STRESS cause me to drop 26lbs in 2 weeks (NEVER AGAIN). I wil never let that happened again. I looked terrible.

So, I lose little at a time now, not because of stress, but because I need to. Whenever I'm in Jamaica I'll lose up to 10lbs in 3 weeks, don't know why and I eat 10 times more food there than I do here. Soon as I come back to the states, the pounds PILE back on

I'll have to tell ya'll about my POLE DANCING exercise class later on (unu ago DEAD)...mi tink mout bass deyah...so, I'll tell ya'll about it later.

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2008-01-17 08:39:00

Wow Congrats to all on the weight loss - I need to keep up! LOL - but have no scale so if my pants are looser - I am happy!

I have 2 favorite smoothies.

I slice up bananas and freeze them. I have some frozen, cubed cantelupe also. Fozen strawberries and finally some frozen OJ concentrate in a tupperware container in the freezer. Everything is frozen so you dont need to use ice and water the flavor down. It also helps with the bananas lasting along time.

1st smoothie. about 8 whole strawberries, a spoonful of the oj concentrate and about 1 small banana and then I put in enough soymilk to blend altogether. I use Vanilla Silk with Fiber. It all tastes like ice cream!!!!

2nd smoothie. a container of low fat or no fat orange creamcicle yogurt, 2 spoonful of oj concentrate and about a cup of frozen canteloupe and the soy milk until its all blended.

You could add supplements if you want but I just keep 'em simple. I feel it takes me longer to drink this and I stay full longer.

there was a 3rd I tried but didnt like so much - I used chocolate soymilk, bananas, and a spoonful of all natural Peanut Butter. Maybe if I used salted PB it would have been better - salt and chocolate kinda taste better. Or maybe throw in strawberries. I will have to keep working on a chocolate smoothie.... :-)

Have a great day y'all!

Cat

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QUOTE (IrieCat @ Jan 16 2008, 07:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I can do great with healthy food and I make a mean smoothie! LOL

what do you use in your smoothie?

Hey all do you chew gum to help ward off cravings? If so beware. I happen to chew a lot of it. Thank goodness I have been breaking the sicks in two.

Beware of sorbitol
if the link dosen't work go here:
http://www.webmd.com...-case-histories

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2008-01-17 07:40:00

Thanks for the welcome ... from all.

I can do great with healthy food and I make a mean smoothie! LOL

I just wish I could get some excersize in! I need a car - to drive to the gym. I actually love the gym - I just have no transport. I live in a town with no public busses either! I will surely think of something. :-)

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2008-01-16 18:58:00

Hello!

While living in St Lucia for 6 months I lost 40lbs... all those mountains, walking, sweating I had no choice but to loose some pounds. After high school I was a vegetarian for 8 years and in the past year I have converted back once again. I feel so much healthier without eating meat. I must confess I do still eat fish though - its good for me! :-) I have always hated to say I was on a diet. I just try to change little things. I dont eat anything white! No white bread, no white rice and no "white" pasta. I look at the ingredients - no high fructose corn syrup on any enriched flours... I try to change my lifestyle and eat healthy.

I dont have a car and work from home so right now the gym isnt an option but this is my downfall - I need to get in some excersize someout. I have a 5 year old daughter and try to get outside with her as much as possible but with all the snow and cold neither of us are too fond of it.

I have rented a few excersize dvds and have no cooridination - what the heck can I do? I have to think of something. I would like to loose a few more pounds before April and my trip to St Lucia. if you look at my pics Louis is a skinny bean and I have ordered him to eat junk food every day! LOL I can't wait till he gets here and I can fatten him up!!! LOL

Cat

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2008-01-16 12:25:00

QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 31 2009, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i'm calling the thai restaurant right now to place an order..

anybody want anything?

Afternoon everybody! Thai is my FAVE! Pad Thai Tofu!! :-)

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-31 11:18:00

QUOTE (KKHoliday @ Jul 30 2009, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Philly - I'll take some of you garden pictures....

Did I tell ya'll hubby got driver permit today? I added him to insurance...and no change on the premium....so now he can drive my car and it's covered...whooo hooo. Now we must save a little extra the next couple of months for one car...so him can really look work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeppiieee!!!!

Then...I can try to get preggo!!!!!

Wow that is great! You have such great plans!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-30 17:04:00

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QUOTE (Ellsinlove @ Jul 30 2009, 04:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ells tip #1:

Never take the last slices of pizza to bring home to your mister. Then you have to smell them in your office the rest of the afternoon & hope they make it home to him.

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QUOTE (Ellsinlove @ Jul 30 2009, 04:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Finesse, I'm guessing it's already been asked but are you on FB?

no, and mi not gonna go on there....i would be addicted

FB is fun, and distracting.. you should try it. Its not as bad as some addictions!

yes it is.. im over here having the shakes from withdrawal

I usually have 2 or more internet tabs open and bounce back and forth.

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-30 17:01:00

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Finesse, I'm guessing it's already been asked but are you on FB?

no, and mi not gonna go on there....i would be addicted

FB is fun, and distracting.. you should try it. Its not as bad as some addictions!

Irie I love your Siggy!

aw thanks! I like to show of my 2 loves... well three if you count the pic of the Piton in St Lucia!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-30 17:00:00

QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 30 2009, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Ellsinlove @ Jul 30 2009, 04:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Finesse, I'm guessing it's already been asked but are you on FB?

no, and mi not gonna go on there....i would be addicted

FB is fun, and distracting.. you should try it. Its not as bad as some addictions!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-30 16:53:00

Good evening ladies, I been in and out all day, not much to say. I sure like reading all the back and forth though. The end of my work ended up being busy, glad the day went quick.
Still hot here in Maine, Louis and I cooking dinner...

Whats everyone doing for the weekend, those of us that arent on vacay or gone to JA! :-)

QUOTE (Ellsinlove @ Jul 30 2009, 05:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ells tip #1:

Never take the last slices of pizza to bring home to your mister. Then you have to smell them in your office the rest of the afternoon & hope they make it home to him.

Thats so funny! Does he know you even have the pizza? Can you pick him up a couple hot slices on the way home?

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-30 16:52:00

QUOTE (phillyfashionista @ Jul 30 2009, 11:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (KKHoliday @ Jul 30 2009, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nat - what is guinep?

KK its a fruit that grows on a tree that has a tough outer layer and juicy seeded middle ha thats the best way I can describe it. It's sweet and sour at the same time IMO

QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 30 2009, 11:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

damn, mi need a vacation

I was just saying that yesterday I have to use a week at my TS before September or pay to extend it but really not sure what we are going to do yet......I have no idea where I want to go either, but with my family drama I really need to stay put sooooo who knows! I am a hot mess right now

KK - I just asked Louis if he knew what it was. They call it St Lucian Ackee! ...or Chenet

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-30 11:32:00

Morning all.. have a great Thursday!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-30 07:03:00

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QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 29 2009, 08:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

tap nyam fried chicken

LMAO..so wah dis is a sterotype? mi nah nyam no fry chicken..umm mi ave one baby wah is 10mths...mi nah eat more dan no body else...cho

who don't eat fried chicken and drink guiness? odda dan u?

ME! Hate Guiness and dont eat chicken!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 19:20:00

Hotlegz.. who knows when he will be home. I called him an hour ago and the guy driving says " I think we are in....."?? They had to go to NH today for a roofing job or something. I sure hope he doesnt have to work tomorrow... he is going to be tiiiiired!

At least if T was home I would have someone to watch TV with.

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 19:14:00

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irie wha gwaan yuh so quiet..ells bwoy girl mi no know wah fi sey bout fi yuh job..is wah yuh do?
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Oh I am just bored... Louis wont be home till late, just sitting here waiting

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 18:49:00

QUOTE (JAPrincess @ Jul 29 2009, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Quana, it's $115 a week for the DayCare program that drops him off and picks him up at school...

Irie, the school might not be too far to walk if it wasn't 100-107 degrees

(I think it's about a mile and my sister don't do heat well at all) There was a Kindergarten bridge program but it was mainly for kids who had never been in a school setting and he went to pre-school the whole year, so I did not think he needed it

I don't think they are allowed to give out other parent names, but that is a good question

KK your loto money is going to be all spent up if you start sending it to all us yardies

QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 29 2009, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

mi keep try to upload odda picha dem and it sey file too big.......ow u post picha like ow jaenglish or jg dweet?

www.photobucket.com

At T's school they ask the parents if it ok to give out your # to the other parent of the class. So I have all her classmates addresses, phone # and e-mail.

Well I hope it cools down in the next 2 weeks... wow .... 2 weeks!? Why does it start so early?
If I could I would come out and take your kid to school (Tierra would love him and his locks!). I know Louis wouldnt mind the hot weather!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 17:07:00

QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 29 2009, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

mi keep try to upload odda picha dem and it sey file too big.......ow u post picha like ow jaenglish or jg dweet?

I think they use tinypic.com

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 16:57:00

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QUOTE (dancehallquana @ Jul 29 2009, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

wow ja P.. kindergarten is 1/2 day the WHOLE year?? man.. ours is just the 1st week?? CAN she drive, maybe she could use ur car?? do u know any of the other kids' parents?? maybe somebody in the neighbor hood.. thats hard to believe all those parents just take off from work everyday

She does not have a license (long story

) and I need my car to get to work

There is a bulletin board in the club house I could maybe post something asking if anyone else has a kid in kindergarten...
I could pay maybe $50 a week if they would just bring him home every day...
Still that's a lot of trust to put in a stranger just because they live close by

I don't know what the parents do

And School here starts in 2 weeks!

Serious!? What DO the other parents do?? I mean there must be other people in this predicament (sp?). Tierra had only 1/2 day too but I work at home and we have busses.
Did anyone at the school make a suggestion? Oh I feel your frustration, I would be on the phone with the school in tears! "well he can't go if I can't get him there!!!!" then you would be in trouble!

Is there a day before he starts where you can bring him to see his class and meet the other kids? Maybe you could chat with other moms/dads. Or does the school send you a list of kids and their parents names/ phone numbers? You could put a plee in for help.

How far is school from your house? Can sis walk to pick him up?

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 16:51:00

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QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 29 2009, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

mi nuh knoa if ie wuk...

He is so cute!

doan let im looks fool yuh....im bad

I have one of those.. she hides the horns under the curls, and fools people with the blue eyes! LOL

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 16:28:00

QUOTE (finesse @ Jul 29 2009, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

mi nuh knoa if ie wuk...

He is so cute!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 16:23:00

QUOTE (JAPrincess @ Jul 29 2009, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Looks like I'm the only Hippie/ROOTS lovin girl in here

Count me in.. Hippie for sure! :-)

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 15:44:00

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QUOTE (IrieCat @ Jul 29 2009, 08:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I saw the beginning of this last night. Why do they have to put the ladies name, age, occupation and WEIGHT? Who cares? I changed the channel after about a minute!

Hey everyone!!!!!

Ouch with the fat word why cant' we just say " fluffy", full figured, plus size or juicy..

I do agree Irie I was so geeked to see the show but as soon as I seen that they posted the weight of the ladies my stomach just turned. I mean never have they posted the weight of the other shows with thinner women so just because we bring on the pounds must every one know what they weigh? To me it was like Fox was making fun of them and of course both parties had to be big. I was shocked to see a big man interested in a big woman. Not all big people like big mates. I know I for one can’t date a man too big. I mean yes I do find them attractive if their buff but they can’t be as big as me because then every time we walk down the street people will be like WOW they stand out. Btu I can’t date a man too thin either because then he makes me look bigger than what I really am. He has to be medium build..

But anyway back to my comment I too was so disgusted to see there weight posted.

That just made me think of something. One of my friends is short and round and her man is tall and thinner. She said when they walk together the look like the # 10! LOL

Same with Louis and I though. But who cares! Louis is gaining and I need to start losing... we can meet in the middle.

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 13:49:00

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QUOTE (Ellsinlove @ Jul 29 2009, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So my boss just informs me that with the state budget being signed by our wonderful (NOT!!!!) Gov. Schwarzenasshole (sorry KK & Nat), we are now going to have an additional 10% of our state taxes withheld. Basically he's asking the state employees to 'loan' the state more money through our taxes. As if it's not enough that we're being paid 15% less because of the furloughs. I've also been thinking of the additional cost of adding Lehi to my insurance plans. My paycheck is dwindling by the day. With the decreased salary, my rent is eating up nearly half of my salary. Now I can look forward to an even smaller check! I'm trying not to panic here.

I am so sorry, I feel your pain! Do they forsee when you will go back to full pay? Is it temporary or could it be forever?
I work in travel and my check was cut and no insurance! Rent is 1/2 of my salary!

They're saying through 2010 for furloughs but I'm not sure how long on the additional tax withholding. Who knows what's gonna happen though? They just keep taking & taking from us & finding more reasons to take more. Speaking of withholdings, I'm going to have to change my withholdings so they take less from me. I refuse to loan the state the money they already owe me.

I guess on the brightside you and Lehi can take a trip to JA with your tax return! My 1st one with Louis was awesome!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 13:32:00

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IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 13:22:00

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Hey hey hey...the weatherman jus say...gonna cool down tomorrow to 100!!! it was 106 yesterday and spose to be 107 today...... This may not seem to hot for yall in places that are hot all the time thus everywhere is airconditioned...but the hotest our summers normally get is 1 week of the summer at 85...the rest in the 70's! We don't normally need AC for that type of weather...

yeah its hot here, but i still freak out to see the thermo go into the 100's.. 85 in the summer sound wONDERFUL. but does it get real cold in the winter??.. i can't manage the cold..

50's are the average in the winter...every now and then goes down in the 40's. Just an hour away though is Mt. Hood where there is snow.

Question....how to keep from swelling in the heat? My hands and feet swole up everytime I go to JA and now here at home with this heat!!! I drink lots of fluids....oh and water too!!! lol

My Dad lives near Mt Hood. I bet he is inside with the A/C on .. drinking his rum!! LOL
It has been so nice here (80's) the past 3 days... I am near the "East Coast Portland".

I always though lots of water was the only thing to stop swelling from the heat. Maybe there is a "water pill" or whatever they are called that can help.

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 11:56:00

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Morning Ladies...

So glad your baby girl is coming Irie!

You better put that poster back up

and I have a feeling the closet is not gonna work

eh, closet will be fine. She likes to sit in there and put makeup on and paint her nails. Then she can drool over the boys and no one will see her!! hahah!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 08:42:00

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What is Louis doing for work now, Irie?

Happy for you that your baby is coming home!

Well it is a strange story! I saw an add on CL for "Carpenter Helper, Clean up Guy" and Louis is into carpentry stuff, would like to learn more so I gave him the # and he called. No answer... then he called a while later (this was a Friday) and the guy answered. I overheard Louis say "St Lucia, YES ST LUCIA, yes, I speak patois".. So I was thinking maybe it was a guy from the Caribbean. Well the guy LOVES st Lucia, been there a bunch of times and asked Louis to come to his house the next day. Well he lives in the middle of NOWHERE and we could not find the guys house, he would not answer cell and v/m was full.. so we thought that was the end of it, sent him a text saying couldnt find him. So Sunday morning Louis gets a text "can you work monday morning"... he texted the adress to the business and Monday we got there, Louis has been working with him for 3 weeks now.
He has been working HARD! Roofing, digging drains, fixed a deck, helped someone move... all kinds of stuff. More motovation to get into some classes and get a more cushy job! :-)

We actually have to use my crappy little pre-paid cell now! haha!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 08:15:00

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My Hunny Bear comes home in 6 days! I am so excited. I painted her room (PINK) and can't wait to see her face. Going to pick her up at the airport with flowers and lots of lovin'!!!

awwwwwwwwww how sweet

She will like the pink, however I am sure she will be mad I took her Jonas Brothers posters off the wall! LOL
Bunz... I miss her so much this time. This is the longest she has been away. I am sure we will get on each other's nerves within the day but at least she will be here with me.

i can imagine the glee in her face when she gets the star treatment
she can always get some more jonas brothers posters

I saved the posters, but her walls are so nice and clean now, I didnt want to hang them back up! She has a big closet though. I think we will line the closet walls with them. :-)

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 08:08:00

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My Hunny Bear comes home in 6 days! I am so excited. I painted her room (PINK) and can't wait to see her face. Going to pick her up at the airport with flowers and lots of lovin'!!!

awwwwwwwwww how sweet

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 07:59:00

Happy Hump Day everyone. Louis went to work early today and may be spending the night in NH. I am already bored! Thinking about going to see a steel pan band in the park tonight. We have had some truly summer days and nights this week! I love it! Hope it holds out!
Hope you all are having a good week. Sure wish I was heading to the Caribbean with some of you!

JG Hope your birthday was a good one!

My Hunny Bear comes home in 6 days! I am so excited. I painted her room (PINK) and can't wait to see her face. Going to pick her up at the airport with flowers and lots of lovin'!!!

Have a great day!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 07:53:00

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for all you f#ckery reality show lovers......fox has a fat version of the bachelor called more to love
the bachelor is shown above

I saw the beginning of this last night. Why do they have to put the ladies name, age, occupation and WEIGHT? Who cares? I changed the channel after about a minute!

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-29 07:50:00

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deadbeats are everywhere...just like good fathers are too. i never had the impression that jamaican fathers are deadbeats...

I agree with that! My daughters father is as American as they come and he has paid about $500 in CS and Tierra is 7!
When in St Lucia I always see the men out and about with their kids. I love seeing a man with his Baby Bjorn strapped on walking around town! :-)

IrieCat

Female

Saint Lucia

2009-07-24 12:22:00