***Melting away from Figgyville***

UG! I just posted something, and it got lost! Count me in with the group that feels quite a bit intimated by the new forums. I miss Figgyville! I bet by the end of the coming week, though, we'll get used to it.

I had a really bad night last night . . . UG!


Shelley -- WTG on that killer workout! It sounds so intense. How are you doing today, babe?

Tneah -- Oh, you poor thing! Aunt Flo coming when you least expect her is the worst -- esp. when you had to get on a plane, too!

Breckie -- Are you enjoying your last weekend of free-eating? Hope so!

Robin -- How was the wine tasting yesterday? Did you get to sample some yummy treats?

Kristi -- Ah, you definitely need the pink pants, Pink Mom! Return the Nike ones and get the pink pair since you know that they fit really well.

Lainie -- Thank you so much again for setting up Figgyville for us. So how did you know that the new forums were up and running? Did you get an email?

I'll BBL to say "hi" to everyone else!
 
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Hi Leanne! Seeing my Melty friends here is helping me feel a little better... this is SO strange feeling. I hope you're right - we'll get used to it soon. I'm glad we had/have Figgyville though (thanks again, sweet Lainie)... it can anchor us for awhile perhaps.

What happened last night? I'm so sorry you had a bad one - can I help?

I didn't get an email about the new site. I just came over here, entered my email addy and requested a new password. It worked, so I guess that's all that matters. I'm pretty intimidated though - this is a HUGE change.

AF is killing me. There were no workouts yesterday and will be none today. She's kicking my butt all on her own.
 
Hey all:D

Well, instead of waiting for the poor Cathe folks to email my new stuff, I created another user name and used my work email....its ok though, they do not mind. Well, they better not mind, I will send DH to kick butt if they do. No, its cool, the problem must be with the old cookies or something from the old forum.

Anyway, so thats that. AF is kickin' my butt too BG, its a really bad one so no workouts for me. In fact I will walk Georgie today and thats it. Will curl up in a ball and relax today.

Hi to Leanne, Shelley and everyone else, do not feel like writing much, I think its the combination of the new forum and not feeling good.:( I tried at least to add photo's to my album and it sorta worked.
 
Hey ladies!

Sorry that AF is kicking your booties, Tneah and BG! I'm also feeling a bit lost this morning with all this new stuff. I guess I should just spend some more time exploring the new features, but it feels a bit overwhelming right now. :( Today I'll be doing Imax 3; I got bad sleep last night, though, so hopefully I'll make it through it.

Tneah -- I'm so sad that you couldn't get your old username to work! It sounds like a lot of other people are having the same problem, though, so hopefully it'll get straightened out soon. Did you get some good sleep last night after that busy day of travel? Hope so! We missed you yesterday!!!

Breckie -- I really do hope that we get used to this soon! Like you said, finding each other on-line here does help! It's so wonderful to see all our Melty friends! I ended up having a major meltdown last night b/c BIL informed Mike that he plans on living with us until at least September. I couldn't help myself, and just cried for about two hours. :( Sorry to vent!


Love you gals! :p
 
Leanne, what a bunch of BS regarding your BIL:mad: I am so sorry darlin'.
I know I am trying to figure this site out too,,,the avatar feature is down right now, so we cannot post our usual pics.:(

BG, you go to the userCP link and go to the link that says signature or something, it then allows you to play around with fonts and color, just be sure to highlight your sig, then pick your colors. I used my DH's favorite saying in my signature...he says this all the time.

Hum, I am a "junior" member? Oh, cause I created a new user profile, thats okay I guess.
 
Leanne - you know you can vent to us anytime! SEPTEMBER????? What did DH say about this? I'm so sorry, honey. You have every right to have had a meltdown. I'm just honestly sorry that you have to go through this.

You can come stay with me! I mean, it's a little far, but you're off for the summer, aren't you?
 
OK, Sleepy Sunday here. We slept in a bit and Ewan and I stayed home from church (mainly because I just didn’t get him ready in time) so Brian and Isaac went over there without us. It’s also really horribly hot here today. Ugh. I think the temp is lower but the humidity higher than yesterday. And cheapie DH won’t turn on our little portable a/c here in the living room until I’m a puddle on the floor. I may take another rest day today because my energy level is nil and the temp is so miserable. I think I should start designing more 5-day workout weeks for myself since I have such a hard time managing the 6 days I usually plan. (Plus when I do manage a few 6-day workout weeks I start getting exhausted and/or injured.)

Ewan is also in a nasty little mood today—I think the heat is making him cranky (it does the same to me only I know enough to sit still in front of a fan when the crankies attack).

Did you guys see the Melters group I started? I’m not sure yet what we’ll do with it, but it’s there so we can start playing with it. I am loving all the new toys on here and I can’t wait for everything to work properly. I’m not one of those who has trouble with change (just review my personal history of many moves and many changes) so it’s all just very fun and exciting for me.

Shelley, wow, impressive workouts today. I’m tarred just thinking about it.

Kristi, enjoy GS Legs today—I haven’t done that one in ages.

Leanne, I was just checking for the forums throughout the day yesterday. At one point, I clicked “Forums” on the Cathe.com home page and it brought me here. Then later I tried the same trick and it didn’t work, but I think that’s what I did. I had thought it might be a new URL, which is why I was checking that way and not refreshing on the old URL. I’m sorry you had a bad night last night. I just had one of my weird dreams (involving kidnapping, time travel, and snow-shooting robots). I’ll probably have to add that one to my dream blog soon. Yikes, just read about the BIL staying until Sept. I’m so sorry! Any chance ya’ll can put your foot down about that?

Breckie, so sorry AF is hassling you. I hate that b***h. I only have to see her once every 3 months on my special Pill, though. Hoorah! Unfortunately, she’ll hit right before RT, but at least I should be OK by the time I get there. Well, I see you already got advice on the colors in your siggy line, but just a note: you might have to Edit Options first (under Settings & Options). At the very bottom of the Edit Options page you can choose what kind of edit box to use for messages (and signatures, I guess). Choose Enhanced Interface if you want to do colors and stuff. Hope that helps.

Tneah, sorry you had to re-register. I came close to doing that last night myself until it randomly finally worked for me. Perhaps you’ll get an email later and be able to get on as your old self.
 
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Hi guys! This set up is so strange! I didn't realize there were THREE pages and just thought no one was here. Duh! Anyhoo, I am about to go do P90X Back & Biceps. I have a million items on my to-do list as well. Boo. By the way, the house is more of a disaster now that the laundry room is *under construction*. We also did figure out the electrical problem, but then had another bout with the central air malfunctioning. Love this house...OK, so I tried to add an emoticon to this post and it put it in the title. Hmmm, weird.

Leanne--I am so sorry about BIL. (((((HUGS))))) I hope your workout relieves some stress for you today.

Tneah--I hope you feel better and get to relax today!

Lainie--Thanks again for Figgyville! I *think* I joined the Melters group you created. I am so impressed with your computer savvy. May I borrow some???? You NEED to turn on the air!!! Do it!

BreckGirl--Sorry about AF. I hope you feel better soon!

Kristi--Your workout yesterday was great! Good job! Are your girls enjoying their summer?

Shelley--Awesome workout! I really want to start incorporating Crossfit workouts into my rotation. Thanks for inspiring me!

I am going to try to post this and see what happens. Here goes...
 
I am so so confused! Why did that nasty devil guy show up at the beginning of my post? I wonder if someone is trying to tell me something??? Zoiks, I need to explore and figure this place out. When I posted I heard this strange dinging sound too. I briefly thought I was being congratulated for posting for the first time, but then it kept dinging. Boo. I still don't know where it is coming from. How odd. Maybe this money pit will blow up and we'll be free! Hooray!

Off to Tonyland!

Kara
 
Hi again!

Oh, Leanne, I'm so sorry. That's absolutely ROTTEN news about BIL! I would have cried for longer than two hours. I'd probably still be crying! Maybe you and I should run away together! Sending lots of hugs your way!

BG and Tneah - ugh on the AF woes. She's such a beeyotch, isn't she?

Lainie - sounds like cranky day in your house. Was Brian okay with you not going to church? Yeah, I'd be turning on the a/c unit and daring anyone to stop me if I were you ;-)

Well, the first two parts of the workout are done. The first section (thrusters and pull-ups) were okay. The thrusters were hard though! The second section (deadlifts and burpees) was KILLER! I didn't think I'd make it through those burpees! Kara, you should try some of the Crossfit WODs. They really make you feel strong!

Not sure what's up this afternoon. Feels like a lazy day today.
 
Hey all,

Kara -- I had the same problems with the smiley, but Cheval explained how to fix it. If you go under your Control Panels and then go down to Edit Options, it opens up a window. The very last choice at the very, very bottom of the page it says Message Editor Interface. Choose either Standard or Enhanced to pull up the fancy editing menu. When you use smilies, use the ones that now appear on the right-hand side; if you use the ones below the text box, it puts it next to your message. Does that make sense? Not sure about the dinging sound, though . . . .

Shelley -- Oh, please! Let's run away together and leave these rotten guys behind!! I'm going to start packing right now!

Lainie -- Thanks for setting up our little group! What can we do with it? I'm glad you're excited about the new features b/c I think several of us will be bothering you for help! I'll have to check out your latest dreams; they sound so interesting! And definitely make Brian turn on the AC!

Tneah -- I think that if you get your regular screen name back, then you'll become a senior member.

BG -- Can Shelley and I both come join you?:confused:

OK, off to do Imax 3! Later gators!
 
Leanne - Yep, you both can come stay with me. *fluffs pillows* Have fun with IMAX 3! I love when Cathe's huffing and puffing on that blast where you jump the length of your step, turn, tuck, etc... and she's imploring Cedie - HOW MANY ARE LEFT?? Did you do any beading? And what is DH's stand on the new timeline for the ever-present BIL?????

Kara - sorry you're having so many issues with your house! How long have you been in it?

Lainie - I take my pill nonstop these days. I just get AF every now and again... when she starts to show signs that she's not willing to wait, I just take my placebo pills and let her think she can go ahead... then a few days into it I just resume the pills. That way she doesn't last long. I think it makes her angry though because she comes with a vengence. Thanks for the heads up on the options choosing - that's what I wasn't doing correctly.

Shelley - WTG on the workouts!! Check your email... anything come?

Tneah - I think Leanne's right. Once you have your Tneah name back, you're senior. I went ahead and "requested" that you be my friend under your Tiffany name though. It feels really weird to "ask" people to be your friends. Or is that just me? Hope you're having a peaceful walk with Georgie and that you get to relax soon and that AF hurries the heck away already.

Can't wait to see everyone else! BBL - gotta go peruse around this big huge giant massive and different place...
 
Still tired and hot. Also have a headache now. I’m about to put Ewan down for a nap and might nap myself—may go ahead and crank on the a/c for that. :p

Kara, just keep playing with the features and you’ll figure it all out. Like Leanne said, you can go to Edit Options to get the editor you use smileys with. There are lots of other things you can tweak in Edit Options as well. Personally I changed it so there are 40 posts per page so threads don’t go to multiple pages so quickly.

Shelley, yeah, Brian was o.k. with me not going to church. We both missed last week, actually. It’s pretty light in the summer with people traveling and everything, anyway. And I have to admit it’s hard to get motivated when I know how hot it will be in the church (no a/c and a few feeble fans). I won’t be able to skip so easily once school starts and I’m helping teach church school.

Leanne, well at least 2 things you can do with the group is post messages and post pics (not sure how that differs from here…). I already posted a pic and a message to try it out. I also put some albums on my CatheSpace. I sure love computer fun. :D

Breckie, ah, so you manipulate AF as well. It’s good to try to put her in her place, but of course she has to come back some time (at least until menopause, of course).
 
Lainie, I joined that melty group thing and posted a couple of pic, I even started my blog. I am a dork and not sure what I am doing exactly, but maybe it'll be fun!:eek:
 
Hi Kittens -

I'm back. We had a good trip and Corie was good. We took her and her boyfriend out to lunch and then took her to get a bunch of groceries and stuff she needed. It was a good trip, but quick and now I am tired. I am very excited about the nutrition and workout things. It is going to take a while to get through everything though.

Leanne - Kick his arse.

BBL
 
Peggy, how nice you got your daughter all set...I am sure she really appreciated it!

I started my blog.:rolleyes:Oh boy, not sure how to do it, I feel like I am talking to myself, is that the way its supposed to be? Do you have to purchase the premium deal in order to access the workout manager and nutrition deal? Not sure if I will use this feature, but it'll be nice I guess to keep track of the food I ingest for a week or so, just to kinda see where I am at. Does everyone get the chance to peep in a look at what you are eating?:eek:
 
Hi Tneah -

I have just been in the workout manager part and am inputting all my workouts that I plan to do for the week. I have not started a blog yet. I think in order to use the nutrition part though, you have to purchase the plan. I think Lanie said something about that earlier. All of this is a little different, but I think it is going to work really well. Hope you had a good weekend.
 
Good afternoon, Melty ladies!

Just got done doing some beading. DH and BIL are with DH's gaming group today, so I'll have the house to myself all evening. I worked on some small beading projects, and then I finally finished up that necklace kit I started last month. I posted a picture of it below, but I'm not too thrilled with how it turned out b/c I couldn't quite get the figure 8's to stay nice and tight.

So I guess DH talked to BIL last night after I went to bed (post-meltdown!), and he let BIL know that he needed to start looking for an apartment now, and that he couldn't stay here until September. Now, though, I feel like a total and complete witch. I noticed that BIL was being all weird this morning and sort of snarky, and didn't realize why until DH woke up and told me that he talked to BIL. Is it awful that I don't want him here that long???? Now that he has a job, I figured he'd start looking for places on his own, but he had already told DH that it was hard for him to look since most places are only open until 5:00 and b/c next weekend they're playing with DH's gaming group both days. Those seem like lame excuses to me. I'm just so torn up over all this, and feel like such a jerky witch for wanting him out of the house sooner.

So I know it's only about 4:20 here, but I'm hungry and may pop in some leftover pizza for a super early dinner and a movie. Is that pathetic or what??

Tneah -- That is so cool that you started doing the blog! I'll have to check it out! That nutrition software looks really neat, but, gosh, that would be awful if other people could see our food! Maybe it would make us more accountable for what we ate, though, if we knew that other people could see it!

Peggie -- We missed you yesterday!! Glad you had a great visit with Corie. I bet she appreciated the fact that you fed her and her BF well and got her stocked up with food! I know -- all the new features here are definitely going to take some time to learn. LOL about kicking BIL's arse. I may need to!

Lainie Bug -- Did you get your nap in? Hope that you're feeling better! That's cool that our Melters group will be able to do some fun things with the new features.

Breckie -- Ah, thanks, sweetie, for making room for Shelley and me! We'll be right over! :D I'm hoping that BIL will be out soon!



Let's see if this works the same way. Here's the necklace I just finished up:

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For fun, here is DH with our little niece Clementine, playing Rock Band when the family was over for the 4th of July (the room is really messy b/c it's DH's "play room" where he has his XBox and toys set up):

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